emprunter
to borrowRegular -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 | empruntesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai emprunté | empruntaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais emprunter | emprunteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | empruntessounds the same as another form in this tense | as empruntésounds the same as another form in this tense | empruntaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas empruntersounds the same as another form in this tense | emprunterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | empruntesounds the same as another form in this tense | a empruntésounds the same as another form in this tense | empruntaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va empruntersounds the same as another form in this tense | emprunterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | empruntons | avons emprunté | empruntions | allons emprunter | emprunteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | empruntez | avez emprunté | empruntiez | allez emprunter | emprunterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | empruntentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont emprunté | empruntaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont emprunter | emprunterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. emprunte covers both "I borrow" and "I am borrowing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and emprunté does not — ai emprunté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so empruntons gives you empruntais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; emprunter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on emprunter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about emprunter
The past participle is emprunté, 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 emprunter-, 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: emprunte, empruntes, empruntent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know empruntons you already know empruntais, empruntait and empruntaient. Futur proche keeps emprunter untouched.