conduire
to driveIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | conduissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai conduit | conduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais conduire | conduiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | conduissounds the same as another form in this tense | as conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | conduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas conduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | conduirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | conduisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va conduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | conduirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | conduisons | avons conduit | conduisions | allons conduire | conduironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | conduisez | avez conduit | conduisiez | allez conduire | conduirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | conduisent | ont conduit | conduisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont conduire | conduirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. conduis covers both "I drive" and "I am driveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and conduit does not — ai conduit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so conduisons gives you conduisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; conduire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on conduir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about conduire
The past participle is conduit, 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 conduir-, 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: conduis, conduit — 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 conduisons you already know conduisais, conduisait and conduisaient. Futur proche keeps conduire untouched.