consulter
to consultRegular -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 | consultesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai consulté | consultaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais consulter | consulteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | consultessounds the same as another form in this tense | as consultésounds the same as another form in this tense | consultaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas consultersounds the same as another form in this tense | consulterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | consultesounds the same as another form in this tense | a consultésounds the same as another form in this tense | consultaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va consultersounds the same as another form in this tense | consulterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | consultons | avons consulté | consultions | allons consulter | consulteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | consultez | avez consulté | consultiez | allez consulter | consulterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | consultentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont consulté | consultaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont consulter | consulterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. consulte covers both "I consult" and "I am consulting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and consulté does not — ai consulté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so consultons gives you consultais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; consulter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on consulter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about consulter
The past participle is consulté, 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 consulter-, 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: consulte, consultes, consultent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know consultons you already know consultais, consultait and consultaient. Futur proche keeps consulter untouched.