former
to trainRegular -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 | formesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai formé | formaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais former | formeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | formessounds the same as another form in this tense | as formésounds the same as another form in this tense | formaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas formersounds the same as another form in this tense | formerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | formesounds the same as another form in this tense | a formésounds the same as another form in this tense | formaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va formersounds the same as another form in this tense | formerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | formons | avons formé | formions | allons former | formeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | formez | avez formé | formiez | allez former | formerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | formentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont formé | formaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont former | formerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. forme covers both "I train" and "I am training" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and formé does not — ai formé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so formons gives you formais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; former never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on former-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about former
The past participle is formé, 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 former-, 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: forme, formes, forment — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know formons you already know formais, formait and formaient. Futur proche keeps former untouched.