il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai vendu | vendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais vendre | vendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | vendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as vendusounds the same as another form in this tense | vendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas vendresounds the same as another form in this tense | vendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | vendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a vendusounds the same as another form in this tense | vendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va vendresounds the same as another form in this tense | vendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | vendons | avons vendu | vendions | allons vendre | vendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | vendez | avez vendu | vendiez | allez vendre | vendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | vendent | ont vendu | vendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont vendre | vendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. vends covers both "I sell" and "I am selling" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and vendu does not — ai vendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so vendons gives you vendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; vendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on vendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de vendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de vendre |
| il/elle | vient de vendre |
| nous | venons de vendre |
| vous | venez de vendre |
| ils/elles | viennent de vendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | vends |
|---|---|
| nous | vendons |
| vous | vendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en vendant
What this table tells you about vendre
The past participle is vendu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on vendr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: vends, vend — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know vendons you already know vendais, vendait and vendaient. Futur proche keeps vendre untouched.