obéir
to obeyRegular -irje, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | obéissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai obéi | obéissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais obéir | obéiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | obéissounds the same as another form in this tense | as obéisounds the same as another form in this tense | obéissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas obéirsounds the same as another form in this tense | obéirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | obéitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a obéisounds the same as another form in this tense | obéissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va obéirsounds the same as another form in this tense | obéirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | obéissons | avons obéi | obéissions | allons obéir | obéironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | obéissez | avez obéi | obéissiez | allez obéir | obéirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | obéissent | ont obéi | obéissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont obéir | obéirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. obéis covers both "I obey" and "I am obeying" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and obéi does not — ai obéi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so obéissons gives you obéissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; obéir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on obéir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about obéir
The past participle is obéi, 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 obéir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: obéis, obéit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know obéissons you already know obéissais, obéissait and obéissaient. Futur proche keeps obéir untouched.