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