commander
to orderRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | commandesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai commandé | commandaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais commander | commanderaisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | commandessounds the same as another form in this tense | as commandésounds the same as another form in this tense | commandaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas commandersounds the same as another form in this tense | commanderassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | commandesounds the same as another form in this tense | a commandésounds the same as another form in this tense | commandaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va commandersounds the same as another form in this tense | commanderasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | commandons | avons commandé | commandions | allons commander | commanderonssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | commandez | avez commandé | commandiez | allez commander | commanderezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | commandentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont commandé | commandaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont commander | commanderontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. commande covers both "I order" and "I am ordering" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and commandé does not — ai commandé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so commandons gives you commandais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; commander never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on commander-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about commander
The past participle is commandé, 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 commander-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: commande, commandes, commandent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know commandons you already know commandais, commandait and commandaient. Futur proche keeps commander untouched.