contacter
to contactRegular -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 | contactesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai contacté | contactaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais contacter | contacteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | contactessounds the same as another form in this tense | as contactésounds the same as another form in this tense | contactaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas contactersounds the same as another form in this tense | contacterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | contactesounds the same as another form in this tense | a contactésounds the same as another form in this tense | contactaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va contactersounds the same as another form in this tense | contacterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | contactons | avons contacté | contactions | allons contacter | contacteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | contactez | avez contacté | contactiez | allez contacter | contacterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | contactentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont contacté | contactaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont contacter | contacterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. contacte covers both "I contact" and "I am contacting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and contacté does not — ai contacté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so contactons gives you contactais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; contacter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on contacter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about contacter
The past participle is contacté, 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 contacter-, 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: contacte, contactes, contactent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know contactons you already know contactais, contactait and contactaient. Futur proche keeps contacter untouched.