utiliser
to useRegular -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 | utilisesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai utilisé | utilisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais utiliser | utiliseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | utilisessounds the same as another form in this tense | as utilisésounds the same as another form in this tense | utilisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas utilisersounds the same as another form in this tense | utiliserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | utilisesounds the same as another form in this tense | a utilisésounds the same as another form in this tense | utilisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va utilisersounds the same as another form in this tense | utiliserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | utilisons | avons utilisé | utilisions | allons utiliser | utiliseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | utilisez | avez utilisé | utilisiez | allez utiliser | utiliserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | utilisentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont utilisé | utilisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont utiliser | utiliserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. utilise covers both "I use" and "I am useing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and utilisé does not — ai utilisé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so utilisons gives you utilisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; utiliser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on utiliser-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about utiliser
The past participle is utilisé, 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 utiliser-, 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: utilise, utilises, utilisent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know utilisons you already know utilisais, utilisait and utilisaient. Futur proche keeps utiliser untouched.