je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | vieillissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai vieilli | vieillissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais vieillir | vieilliraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | vieillissounds the same as another form in this tense | as vieillisounds the same as another form in this tense | vieillissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas vieillirsounds the same as another form in this tense | vieillirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | vieillitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a vieillisounds the same as another form in this tense | vieillissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va vieillirsounds the same as another form in this tense | vieillirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | vieillissons | avons vieilli | vieillissions | allons vieillir | vieillironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | vieillissez | avez vieilli | vieillissiez | allez vieillir | vieillirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | vieillissent | ont vieilli | vieillissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont vieillir | vieillirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. vieillis covers both "I age, to grow old" and "I am age, to grow olding" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and vieilli does not — ai vieilli.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so vieillissons gives you vieillissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; vieillir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on vieillir-, 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 vieillir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de vieillir |
| il/elle | vient de vieillir |
| nous | venons de vieillir |
| vous | venez de vieillir |
| ils/elles | viennent de vieillir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | vieillis |
|---|---|
| nous | vieillissons |
| vous | vieillissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en vieillissant
What this table tells you about vieillir
The past participle is vieilli, 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 vieillir-, 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: vieillis, vieillit — 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 vieillissons you already know vieillissais, vieillissait and vieillissaient. Futur proche keeps vieillir untouched.