penser
to thinkRegular -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 | pensesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai pensé | pensaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais penser | penseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | pensessounds the same as another form in this tense | as pensésounds the same as another form in this tense | pensaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas pensersounds the same as another form in this tense | penserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | pensesounds the same as another form in this tense | a pensésounds the same as another form in this tense | pensaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va pensersounds the same as another form in this tense | penserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | pensons | avons pensé | pensions | allons penser | penseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | pensez | avez pensé | pensiez | allez penser | penserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | pensentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont pensé | pensaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont penser | penserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. pense covers both "I think" and "I am thinking" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and pensé does not — ai pensé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so pensons gives you pensais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; penser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on penser-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about penser
The past participle is pensé, 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 penser-, 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: pense, penses, pensent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know pensons you already know pensais, pensait and pensaient. Futur proche keeps penser untouched.