jouer
to playRegular -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 | jouesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai joué | jouaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais jouer | joueraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | jouessounds the same as another form in this tense | as jouésounds the same as another form in this tense | jouaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas jouersounds the same as another form in this tense | jouerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | jouesounds the same as another form in this tense | a jouésounds the same as another form in this tense | jouaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va jouersounds the same as another form in this tense | jouerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | jouons | avons joué | jouions | allons jouer | joueronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | jouez | avez joué | jouiez | allez jouer | jouerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | jouentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont joué | jouaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont jouer | jouerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. joue covers both "I play" and "I am playing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and joué does not — ai joué.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so jouons gives you jouais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; jouer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on jouer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about jouer
The past participle is joué, 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 jouer-, 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: joue, joues, jouent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know jouons you already know jouais, jouait and jouaient. Futur proche keeps jouer untouched.