discuter
to discussRegular -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 | discutesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai discuté | discutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais discuter | discuteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | discutessounds the same as another form in this tense | as discutésounds the same as another form in this tense | discutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas discutersounds the same as another form in this tense | discuterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | discutesounds the same as another form in this tense | a discutésounds the same as another form in this tense | discutaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va discutersounds the same as another form in this tense | discuterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | discutons | avons discuté | discutions | allons discuter | discuteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | discutez | avez discuté | discutiez | allez discuter | discuterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | discutentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont discuté | discutaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont discuter | discuterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. discute covers both "I discuss" and "I am discussing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and discuté does not — ai discuté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so discutons gives you discutais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; discuter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on discuter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about discuter
The past participle is discuté, 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 discuter-, 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: discute, discutes, discutent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know discutons you already know discutais, discutait and discutaient. Futur proche keeps discuter untouched.