rester
to stayRegular -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 | restesounds the same as another form in this tense | suis resté(e) | restaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais rester | resteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | restessounds the same as another form in this tense | es resté(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | restaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas restersounds the same as another form in this tense | resterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | restesounds the same as another form in this tense | est resté(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | restaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va restersounds the same as another form in this tense | resterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | restons | sommes resté(e)s | restions | allons rester | resteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | restez | êtes resté(e)(s) | restiez | allez rester | resterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | restentsounds the same as another form in this tense | sont resté(e)s | restaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont rester | resterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. reste covers both "I stay" and "I am staying" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and resté does not — suis resté(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so restons gives you restais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; rester never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on rester-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about rester
The past participle is resté, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est restée, ils sont restés.
The futur simple is built on rester-, 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: reste, restes, restent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know restons you already know restais, restait and restaient. Futur proche keeps rester untouched.