sembler
to seemRegular -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 | semblesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai semblé | semblaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais sembler | sembleraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | semblessounds the same as another form in this tense | as semblésounds the same as another form in this tense | semblaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas semblersounds the same as another form in this tense | semblerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | semblesounds the same as another form in this tense | a semblésounds the same as another form in this tense | semblaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va semblersounds the same as another form in this tense | semblerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | semblons | avons semblé | semblions | allons sembler | sembleronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | semblez | avez semblé | sembliez | allez sembler | semblerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | semblentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont semblé | semblaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont sembler | semblerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. semble covers both "I seem" and "I am seeming" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and semblé does not — ai semblé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so semblons gives you semblais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; sembler never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on sembler-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about sembler
The past participle is semblé, 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 sembler-, 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: semble, sembles, semblent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know semblons you already know semblais, semblait and semblaient. Futur proche keeps sembler untouched.