rencontrer
to meetRegular -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 | rencontresounds the same as another form in this tense | ai rencontré | rencontraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais rencontrer | rencontreraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | rencontressounds the same as another form in this tense | as rencontrésounds the same as another form in this tense | rencontraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas rencontrersounds the same as another form in this tense | rencontrerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | rencontresounds the same as another form in this tense | a rencontrésounds the same as another form in this tense | rencontraitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va rencontrersounds the same as another form in this tense | rencontrerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | rencontrons | avons rencontré | rencontrions | allons rencontrer | rencontreronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | rencontrez | avez rencontré | rencontriez | allez rencontrer | rencontrerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | rencontrentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont rencontré | rencontraientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont rencontrer | rencontrerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. rencontre covers both "I meet" and "I am meeting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and rencontré does not — ai rencontré.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so rencontrons gives you rencontrais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; rencontrer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on rencontrer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about rencontrer
The past participle is rencontré, 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 rencontrer-, 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: rencontre, rencontres, rencontrent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know rencontrons you already know rencontrais, rencontrait and rencontraient. Futur proche keeps rencontrer untouched.