écouter
to listen toRegular -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 | écoutesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai écouté | écoutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais écouter | écouteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | écoutessounds the same as another form in this tense | as écoutésounds the same as another form in this tense | écoutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas écoutersounds the same as another form in this tense | écouterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | écoutesounds the same as another form in this tense | a écoutésounds the same as another form in this tense | écoutaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va écoutersounds the same as another form in this tense | écouterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | écoutons | avons écouté | écoutions | allons écouter | écouteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | écoutez | avez écouté | écoutiez | allez écouter | écouterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | écoutentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont écouté | écoutaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont écouter | écouterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. écoute covers both "I listen to" and "I am listen toing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and écouté does not — ai écouté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so écoutons gives you écoutais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; écouter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on écouter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about écouter
The past participle is écouté, 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 écouter-, 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: écoute, écoutes, écoutent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know écoutons you already know écoutais, écoutait and écoutaient. Futur proche keeps écouter untouched.