French reference
cesser
to cease, to stop
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 cease |
| tu | you cease |
| il/elle/on | he/she ceases |
| nous | we cease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cease |
| ils/elles | they cease |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I ceased; I have ceased |
| tu | you ceased; you have ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she ceased; he/she has ceased |
| nous | we ceased; we have ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) ceased; you (plural/formal) have ceased |
| ils/elles | they ceased; they have ceased |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to cease |
| tu | you used to cease |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to cease |
| nous | we used to cease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to cease |
| ils/elles | they used to cease |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had ceased |
| tu | you had ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she had ceased |
| nous | we had ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had ceased |
| ils/elles | they had ceased |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will cease |
| tu | you will cease |
| il/elle/on | he/she will cease |
| nous | we will cease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will cease |
| ils/elles | they will cease |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have ceased |
| tu | you will have ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have ceased |
| nous | we will have ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have ceased |
| ils/elles | they will have ceased |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to cease |
| tu | you are going to cease |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to cease |
| nous | we are going to cease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to cease |
| ils/elles | they are going to cease |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just ceased |
| tu | you have just ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just ceased |
| nous | we have just ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just ceased |
| ils/elles | they have just ceased |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I ceased |
| tu | you ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she ceased |
| nous | we ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) ceased |
| ils/elles | they ceased |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had ceased |
| tu | you had ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she had ceased |
| nous | we had ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had ceased |
| ils/elles | they had ceased |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would cease |
| tu | you would cease |
| il/elle/on | he/she would cease |
| nous | we would cease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would cease |
| ils/elles | they would cease |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have ceased |
| tu | you would have ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have ceased |
| nous | we would have ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have ceased |
| ils/elles | they would have ceased |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have ceased |
| tu | you would have ceased |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have ceased |
| nous | we would have ceased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have ceased |
| ils/elles | they would have ceased |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I cease |
| tu | (that) you cease |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she ceases |
| nous | (that) we cease |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) cease |
| ils/elles | (that) they cease |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have ceased |
| tu | (that) you have ceased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has ceased |
| nous | (that) we have ceased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have ceased |
| ils/elles | (that) they have ceased |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I ceased |
| tu | (that) you ceased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she ceased |
| nous | (that) we ceased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) ceased |
| ils/elles | (that) they ceased |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had ceased |
| tu | (that) you had ceased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had ceased |
| nous | (that) we had ceased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had ceased |
| ils/elles | (that) they had ceased |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | cease! |
| nous | let's cease! |
| vous | cease! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have ceased by then! |
| nous | let's have ceased by then! |
| vous | have ceased by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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