coûter
to costRegular -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 | coûtesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai coûté | coûtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais coûter | coûteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | coûtessounds the same as another form in this tense | as coûtésounds the same as another form in this tense | coûtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas coûtersounds the same as another form in this tense | coûterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | coûtesounds the same as another form in this tense | a coûtésounds the same as another form in this tense | coûtaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va coûtersounds the same as another form in this tense | coûterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | coûtons | avons coûté | coûtions | allons coûter | coûteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | coûtez | avez coûté | coûtiez | allez coûter | coûterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | coûtentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont coûté | coûtaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont coûter | coûterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. coûte covers both "I cost" and "I am costing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and coûté does not — ai coûté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so coûtons gives you coûtais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; coûter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on coûter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about coûter
The past participle is coûté, 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 coûter-, 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: coûte, coûtes, coûtent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know coûtons you already know coûtais, coûtait and coûtaient. Futur proche keeps coûter untouched.