dépendre
to dependRegular -reil ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | dépendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai dépendu | dépendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais dépendre | dépendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | dépendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as dépendusounds the same as another form in this tense | dépendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas dépendresounds the same as another form in this tense | dépendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | dépendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a dépendusounds the same as another form in this tense | dépendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va dépendresounds the same as another form in this tense | dépendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | dépendons | avons dépendu | dépendions | allons dépendre | dépendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | dépendez | avez dépendu | dépendiez | allez dépendre | dépendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | dépendent | ont dépendu | dépendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont dépendre | dépendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. dépends covers both "I depend" and "I am depending" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and dépendu does not — ai dépendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so dépendons gives you dépendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; dépendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on dépendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about dépendre
The past participle is dépendu, 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 dépendr-, 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: dépends, dépend — 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 dépendons you already know dépendais, dépendait and dépendaient. Futur proche keeps dépendre untouched.