exister
to existRegular -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 | existesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai existé | existaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais exister | existeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | existessounds the same as another form in this tense | as existésounds the same as another form in this tense | existaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas existersounds the same as another form in this tense | existerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | existesounds the same as another form in this tense | a existésounds the same as another form in this tense | existaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va existersounds the same as another form in this tense | existerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | existons | avons existé | existions | allons exister | existeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | existez | avez existé | existiez | allez exister | existerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | existentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont existé | existaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont exister | existerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. existe covers both "I exist" and "I am existing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and existé does not — ai existé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so existons gives you existais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; exister never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on exister-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about exister
The past participle is existé, 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 exister-, 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: existe, existes, existent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know existons you already know existais, existait and existaient. Futur proche keeps exister untouched.