licencier
to lay off, to dismissRegular -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 | licenciesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai licencié | licenciaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais licencier | licencieraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | licenciessounds the same as another form in this tense | as licenciésounds the same as another form in this tense | licenciaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas licenciersounds the same as another form in this tense | licencierassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | licenciesounds the same as another form in this tense | a licenciésounds the same as another form in this tense | licenciaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va licenciersounds the same as another form in this tense | licencierasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | licencions | avons licencié | licenciions | allons licencier | licencieronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | licenciez | avez licencié | licenciiez | allez licencier | licencierezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | licencientsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont licencié | licenciaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont licencier | licencierontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. licencie covers both "I lay off, to dismiss" and "I am lay off, to dismissing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and licencié does not — ai licencié.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so licencions gives you licenciais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; licencier never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on licencier-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about licencier
The past participle is licencié, 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 licencier-, 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: licencie, licencies, licencient — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know licencions you already know licenciais, licenciait and licenciaient. Futur proche keeps licencier untouched.