traverser
to crossRegular -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 | traversesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai traversé | traversaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais traverser | traverseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | traversessounds the same as another form in this tense | as traversésounds the same as another form in this tense | traversaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas traversersounds the same as another form in this tense | traverserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | traversesounds the same as another form in this tense | a traversésounds the same as another form in this tense | traversaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va traversersounds the same as another form in this tense | traverserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | traversons | avons traversé | traversions | allons traverser | traverseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | traversez | avez traversé | traversiez | allez traverser | traverserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | traversentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont traversé | traversaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont traverser | traverserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. traverse covers both "I cross" and "I am crossing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and traversé does not — ai traversé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so traversons gives you traversais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; traverser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on traverser-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about traverser
The past participle is traversé, 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 traverser-, 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: traverse, traverses, traversent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know traversons you already know traversais, traversait and traversaient. Futur proche keeps traverser untouched.