ralentir
to slow downRegular -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 | ralentissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai ralenti | ralentissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais ralentir | ralentiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | ralentissounds the same as another form in this tense | as ralentisounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas ralentirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | ralentitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a ralentisounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va ralentirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | ralentissons | avons ralenti | ralentissions | allons ralentir | ralentironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | ralentissez | avez ralenti | ralentissiez | allez ralentir | ralentirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | ralentissent | ont ralenti | ralentissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont ralentir | ralentirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. ralentis covers both "I slow down" and "I am slow downing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and ralenti does not — ai ralenti.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so ralentissons gives you ralentissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; ralentir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on ralentir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about ralentir
The past participle is ralenti, 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 ralentir-, 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: ralentis, ralentit — 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 ralentissons you already know ralentissais, ralentissait and ralentissaient. Futur proche keeps ralentir untouched.