marcher
to walk, to work (function)Regular -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 | marchesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai marché | marchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais marcher | marcheraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | marchessounds the same as another form in this tense | as marchésounds the same as another form in this tense | marchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas marchersounds the same as another form in this tense | marcherassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | marchesounds the same as another form in this tense | a marchésounds the same as another form in this tense | marchaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va marchersounds the same as another form in this tense | marcherasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | marchons | avons marché | marchions | allons marcher | marcheronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | marchez | avez marché | marchiez | allez marcher | marcherezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | marchentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont marché | marchaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont marcher | marcherontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. marche covers both "I walk, to work (function)" and "I am walk, to work (function)ing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and marché does not — ai marché.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so marchons gives you marchais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; marcher never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on marcher-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about marcher
The past participle is marché, 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 marcher-, 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: marche, marches, marchent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know marchons you already know marchais, marchait and marchaient. Futur proche keeps marcher untouched.