tomber
to fallRegular -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 | tombesounds the same as another form in this tense | suis tombé(e) | tombaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais tomber | tomberaisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | tombessounds the same as another form in this tense | es tombé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | tombaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas tombersounds the same as another form in this tense | tomberassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | tombesounds the same as another form in this tense | est tombé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | tombaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va tombersounds the same as another form in this tense | tomberasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | tombons | sommes tombé(e)s | tombions | allons tomber | tomberonssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | tombez | êtes tombé(e)(s) | tombiez | allez tomber | tomberezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | tombentsounds the same as another form in this tense | sont tombé(e)s | tombaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont tomber | tomberontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. tombe covers both "I fall" and "I am falling" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and tombé does not — suis tombé(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so tombons gives you tombais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; tomber never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on tomber-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about tomber
The past participle is tombé, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est tombée, ils sont tombés.
The futur simple is built on tomber-, 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: tombe, tombes, tombent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know tombons you already know tombais, tombait and tombaient. Futur proche keeps tomber untouched.