fermer
to closeRegular -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 | fermesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai fermé | fermaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais fermer | fermeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | fermessounds the same as another form in this tense | as fermésounds the same as another form in this tense | fermaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas fermersounds the same as another form in this tense | fermerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | fermesounds the same as another form in this tense | a fermésounds the same as another form in this tense | fermaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va fermersounds the same as another form in this tense | fermerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | fermons | avons fermé | fermions | allons fermer | fermeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | fermez | avez fermé | fermiez | allez fermer | fermerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | fermentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont fermé | fermaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont fermer | fermerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. ferme covers both "I close" and "I am closeing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and fermé does not — ai fermé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so fermons gives you fermais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; fermer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on fermer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about fermer
The past participle is fermé, 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 fermer-, 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: ferme, fermes, ferment — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know fermons you already know fermais, fermait and fermaient. Futur proche keeps fermer untouched.