arrêter
to stopRegular -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 | arrêtesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai arrêté | arrêtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais arrêter | arrêteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | arrêtessounds the same as another form in this tense | as arrêtésounds the same as another form in this tense | arrêtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas arrêtersounds the same as another form in this tense | arrêterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | arrêtesounds the same as another form in this tense | a arrêtésounds the same as another form in this tense | arrêtaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va arrêtersounds the same as another form in this tense | arrêterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | arrêtons | avons arrêté | arrêtions | allons arrêter | arrêteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | arrêtez | avez arrêté | arrêtiez | allez arrêter | arrêterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | arrêtentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont arrêté | arrêtaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont arrêter | arrêterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. arrête covers both "I stop" and "I am stoping" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and arrêté does not — ai arrêté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so arrêtons gives you arrêtais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; arrêter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on arrêter-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about arrêter
The past participle is arrêté, 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 arrêter-, 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: arrête, arrêtes, arrêtent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know arrêtons you already know arrêtais, arrêtait and arrêtaient. Futur proche keeps arrêter untouched.