répondre
to answerRegular -reil ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | répondssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai répondu | répondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais répondre | répondraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | répondssounds the same as another form in this tense | as répondusounds the same as another form in this tense | répondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas répondresounds the same as another form in this tense | répondrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | répondsounds the same as another form in this tense | a répondusounds the same as another form in this tense | répondaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va répondresounds the same as another form in this tense | répondrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | répondons | avons répondu | répondions | allons répondre | répondronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | répondez | avez répondu | répondiez | allez répondre | répondrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | répondent | ont répondu | répondaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont répondre | répondrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. réponds covers both "I answer" and "I am answering" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and répondu does not — ai répondu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so répondons gives you répondais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; répondre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on répondr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about répondre
The past participle is répondu, 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 répondr-, 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: réponds, répond — 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 répondons you already know répondais, répondait and répondaient. Futur proche keeps répondre untouched.