rester at B1 — future & conditional
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The impersonal form tells you what is left.
Il reste = there is … left
Il reste, used impersonally, means there is or there are … left: « il reste du pain » — there’s some bread left. This is an extremely common structure and it is invisible to learners who only know rester as “to stay”.
The verb stays singular no matter what follows: « il reste deux places », not « ils restent deux places ». And in the past it becomes « il restait » — there was some left.
💡 Focus at this level: Future & « il reste »
👨🏫 How to use « rester » at this level
1. « Il reste » = there is left. Always singular il.
2. « Il ne reste plus rien » — there is nothing left. Very common.
3. Future for plans. « Je resterai jusqu’à dimanche. »
Il reste du pain.There’s some bread left.
Il ne reste plus rien.There’s nothing left.
Je resterai jusqu’à dimanche.I’ll stay until Sunday.
Il reste deux places.There are two seats left.
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