étudier
to studyRegular -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 | étudiesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai étudié | étudiaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais étudier | étudieraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | étudiessounds the same as another form in this tense | as étudiésounds the same as another form in this tense | étudiaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas étudiersounds the same as another form in this tense | étudierassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | étudiesounds the same as another form in this tense | a étudiésounds the same as another form in this tense | étudiaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va étudiersounds the same as another form in this tense | étudierasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | étudions | avons étudié | étudiions | allons étudier | étudieronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | étudiez | avez étudié | étudiiez | allez étudier | étudierezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | étudientsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont étudié | étudiaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont étudier | étudierontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. étudie covers both "I study" and "I am studying" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and étudié does not — ai étudié.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so étudions gives you étudiais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; étudier never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on étudier-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about étudier
The past participle is étudié, 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 étudier-, 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: étudie, étudies, étudient — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know étudions you already know étudiais, étudiait and étudiaient. Futur proche keeps étudier untouched.