avertir
to warnRegular -irje, 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 | avertissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai averti | avertissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais avertir | avertiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | avertissounds the same as another form in this tense | as avertisounds the same as another form in this tense | avertissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas avertirsounds the same as another form in this tense | avertirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | avertitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a avertisounds the same as another form in this tense | avertissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va avertirsounds the same as another form in this tense | avertirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | avertissons | avons averti | avertissions | allons avertir | avertironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | avertissez | avez averti | avertissiez | allez avertir | avertirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | avertissent | ont averti | avertissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont avertir | avertirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. avertis covers both "I warn" and "I am warning" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and averti does not — ai averti.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so avertissons gives you avertissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; avertir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on avertir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about avertir
The past participle is averti, 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 avertir-, 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: avertis, avertit — 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 avertissons you already know avertissais, avertissait and avertissaient. Futur proche keeps avertir untouched.