entendre
to hearRegular -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 | entendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai entendu | entendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais entendre | entendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | entendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as entendusounds the same as another form in this tense | entendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas entendresounds the same as another form in this tense | entendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | entendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a entendusounds the same as another form in this tense | entendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va entendresounds the same as another form in this tense | entendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | entendons | avons entendu | entendions | allons entendre | entendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | entendez | avez entendu | entendiez | allez entendre | entendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | entendent | ont entendu | entendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont entendre | entendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. entends covers both "I hear" and "I am hearing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and entendu does not — ai entendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so entendons gives you entendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; entendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on entendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about entendre
The past participle is entendu, 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 entendr-, 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: entends, entend — 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 entendons you already know entendais, entendait and entendaient. Futur proche keeps entendre untouched.