finir
to finishRegular -irje, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | finissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai fini | finissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais finir | finiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | finissounds the same as another form in this tense | as finisounds the same as another form in this tense | finissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas finirsounds the same as another form in this tense | finirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | finitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a finisounds the same as another form in this tense | finissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va finirsounds the same as another form in this tense | finirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | finissons | avons fini | finissions | allons finir | finironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | finissez | avez fini | finissiez | allez finir | finirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | finissent | ont fini | finissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont finir | finirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. finis covers both "I finish" and "I am finishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and fini does not — ai fini.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so finissons gives you finissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; finir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on finir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about finir
The past participle is fini, 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 finir-, 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: finis, finit — 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 finissons you already know finissais, finissait and finissaient. Futur proche keeps finir untouched.