compter
to count, to intend toRegular -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 | comptesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai compté | comptaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais compter | compteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | comptessounds the same as another form in this tense | as comptésounds the same as another form in this tense | comptaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas comptersounds the same as another form in this tense | compterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | comptesounds the same as another form in this tense | a comptésounds the same as another form in this tense | comptaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va comptersounds the same as another form in this tense | compterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | comptons | avons compté | comptions | allons compter | compteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | comptez | avez compté | comptiez | allez compter | compterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | comptentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont compté | comptaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont compter | compterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. compte covers both "I count, to intend to" and "I am count, to intend toing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and compté does not — ai compté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so comptons gives you comptais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; compter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on compter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about compter
The past participle is compté, 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 compter-, 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: compte, comptes, comptent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know comptons you already know comptais, comptait and comptaient. Futur proche keeps compter untouched.