téléphoner
to phoneRegular -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 | téléphonesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai téléphoné | téléphonaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais téléphoner | téléphoneraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | téléphonessounds the same as another form in this tense | as téléphonésounds the same as another form in this tense | téléphonaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas téléphonersounds the same as another form in this tense | téléphonerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | téléphonesounds the same as another form in this tense | a téléphonésounds the same as another form in this tense | téléphonaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va téléphonersounds the same as another form in this tense | téléphonerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | téléphonons | avons téléphoné | téléphonions | allons téléphoner | téléphoneronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | téléphonez | avez téléphoné | téléphoniez | allez téléphoner | téléphonerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | téléphonentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont téléphoné | téléphonaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont téléphoner | téléphonerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. téléphone covers both "I phone" and "I am phoneing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and téléphoné does not — ai téléphoné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so téléphonons gives you téléphonais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; téléphoner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on téléphoner-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about téléphoner
The past participle is téléphoné, 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 téléphoner-, 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: téléphone, téléphones, téléphonent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know téléphonons you already know téléphonais, téléphonait and téléphonaient. Futur proche keeps téléphoner untouched.