participer
to participateRegular -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 | participesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai participé | participaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais participer | participeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | participessounds the same as another form in this tense | as participésounds the same as another form in this tense | participaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas participersounds the same as another form in this tense | participerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | participesounds the same as another form in this tense | a participésounds the same as another form in this tense | participaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va participersounds the same as another form in this tense | participerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | participons | avons participé | participions | allons participer | participeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | participez | avez participé | participiez | allez participer | participerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | participentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont participé | participaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont participer | participerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. participe covers both "I participate" and "I am participateing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and participé does not — ai participé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so participons gives you participais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; participer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on participer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about participer
The past participle is participé, 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 participer-, 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: participe, participes, participent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know participons you already know participais, participait and participaient. Futur proche keeps participer untouched.