écrire
to writeIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | écrissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai écrit | écrivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais écrire | écriraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | écrissounds the same as another form in this tense | as écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | écrivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas écriresounds the same as another form in this tense | écrirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | a écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | écrivaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va écriresounds the same as another form in this tense | écrirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | écrivons | avons écrit | écrivions | allons écrire | écrironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | écrivez | avez écrit | écriviez | allez écrire | écrirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | écrivent | ont écrit | écrivaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont écrire | écrirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. écris covers both "I write" and "I am writeing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and écrit does not — ai écrit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so écrivons gives you écrivais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; écrire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on écrir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about écrire
The past participle is écrit, 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 écrir-, 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: écris, écrit — 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 écrivons you already know écrivais, écrivait and écrivaient. Futur proche keeps écrire untouched.