laisser
to leave, to letRegular -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 | laissesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai laissé | laissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais laisser | laisseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | laissessounds the same as another form in this tense | as laissésounds the same as another form in this tense | laissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas laissersounds the same as another form in this tense | laisserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | laissesounds the same as another form in this tense | a laissésounds the same as another form in this tense | laissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va laissersounds the same as another form in this tense | laisserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | laissons | avons laissé | laissions | allons laisser | laisseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | laissez | avez laissé | laissiez | allez laisser | laisserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | laissentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont laissé | laissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont laisser | laisserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. laisse covers both "I leave, to let" and "I am leave, to leting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and laissé does not — ai laissé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so laissons gives you laissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; laisser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on laisser-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about laisser
The past participle is laissé, 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 laisser-, 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: laisse, laisses, laissent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know laissons you already know laissais, laissait and laissaient. Futur proche keeps laisser untouched.