parler
to speakRegular -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 | parlesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai parlé | parlaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais parler | parleraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | parlessounds the same as another form in this tense | as parlésounds the same as another form in this tense | parlaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas parlersounds the same as another form in this tense | parlerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | parlesounds the same as another form in this tense | a parlésounds the same as another form in this tense | parlaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va parlersounds the same as another form in this tense | parlerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | parlons | avons parlé | parlions | allons parler | parleronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | parlez | avez parlé | parliez | allez parler | parlerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | parlentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont parlé | parlaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont parler | parlerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. parle covers both "I speak" and "I am speaking" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and parlé does not — ai parlé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so parlons gives you parlais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; parler never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on parler-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about parler
The past participle is parlé, 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 parler-, 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: parle, parles, parlent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know parlons you already know parlais, parlait and parlaient. Futur proche keeps parler untouched.