terminer
to end, to finishRegular -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 | terminesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai terminé | terminaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais terminer | termineraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | terminessounds the same as another form in this tense | as terminésounds the same as another form in this tense | terminaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas terminersounds the same as another form in this tense | terminerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | terminesounds the same as another form in this tense | a terminésounds the same as another form in this tense | terminaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va terminersounds the same as another form in this tense | terminerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | terminons | avons terminé | terminions | allons terminer | termineronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | terminez | avez terminé | terminiez | allez terminer | terminerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | terminentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont terminé | terminaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont terminer | terminerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. termine covers both "I end, to finish" and "I am end, to finishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and terminé does not — ai terminé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so terminons gives you terminais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; terminer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on terminer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about terminer
The past participle is terminé, 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 terminer-, 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: termine, termines, terminent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know terminons you already know terminais, terminait and terminaient. Futur proche keeps terminer untouched.