décider
to decideRegular -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 | décidesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai décidé | décidaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais décider | décideraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | décidessounds the same as another form in this tense | as décidésounds the same as another form in this tense | décidaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas décidersounds the same as another form in this tense | déciderassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | décidesounds the same as another form in this tense | a décidésounds the same as another form in this tense | décidaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va décidersounds the same as another form in this tense | déciderasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | décidons | avons décidé | décidions | allons décider | décideronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | décidez | avez décidé | décidiez | allez décider | déciderezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | décidentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont décidé | décidaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont décider | déciderontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. décide covers both "I decide" and "I am decideing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and décidé does not — ai décidé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so décidons gives you décidais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; décider never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on décider-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about décider
The past participle is décidé, 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 décider-, 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: décide, décides, décident — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know décidons you already know décidais, décidait and décidaient. Futur proche keeps décider untouched.