French reference
arrêter
to stop; to arrest
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I stop |
| tu | you stop |
| il/elle/on | he/she stops |
| nous | we stop |
| vous | you (plural/formal) stop |
| ils/elles | they stop |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I stopped; I have stopped |
| tu | you stopped; you have stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she stopped; he/she has stopped |
| nous | we stopped; we have stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) stopped; you (plural/formal) have stopped |
| ils/elles | they stopped; they have stopped |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to stop |
| tu | you used to stop |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to stop |
| nous | we used to stop |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to stop |
| ils/elles | they used to stop |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had stopped |
| tu | you had stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she had stopped |
| nous | we had stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had stopped |
| ils/elles | they had stopped |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will stop |
| tu | you will stop |
| il/elle/on | he/she will stop |
| nous | we will stop |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will stop |
| ils/elles | they will stop |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have stopped |
| tu | you will have stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have stopped |
| nous | we will have stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have stopped |
| ils/elles | they will have stopped |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to stop |
| tu | you are going to stop |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to stop |
| nous | we are going to stop |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to stop |
| ils/elles | they are going to stop |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just stopped |
| tu | you have just stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just stopped |
| nous | we have just stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just stopped |
| ils/elles | they have just stopped |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I stopped |
| tu | you stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she stopped |
| nous | we stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) stopped |
| ils/elles | they stopped |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had stopped |
| tu | you had stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she had stopped |
| nous | we had stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had stopped |
| ils/elles | they had stopped |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would stop |
| tu | you would stop |
| il/elle/on | he/she would stop |
| nous | we would stop |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would stop |
| ils/elles | they would stop |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have stopped |
| tu | you would have stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have stopped |
| nous | we would have stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have stopped |
| ils/elles | they would have stopped |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have stopped |
| tu | you would have stopped |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have stopped |
| nous | we would have stopped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have stopped |
| ils/elles | they would have stopped |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I stop |
| tu | (that) you stop |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she stops |
| nous | (that) we stop |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) stop |
| ils/elles | (that) they stop |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have stopped |
| tu | (that) you have stopped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has stopped |
| nous | (that) we have stopped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have stopped |
| ils/elles | (that) they have stopped |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I stopped |
| tu | (that) you stopped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she stopped |
| nous | (that) we stopped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) stopped |
| ils/elles | (that) they stopped |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had stopped |
| tu | (that) you had stopped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had stopped |
| nous | (that) we had stopped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had stopped |
| ils/elles | (that) they had stopped |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | stop! |
| nous | let's stop! |
| vous | stop! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have stopped by then! |
| nous | let's have stopped by then! |
| vous | have stopped by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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