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Rester — to stay | French Verb Chart

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Resterto stay
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Present

  • je resteI stay
  • tu restesyou stay
  • il / elle restehe / she stays
  • nous restonswe stay
  • vous restezyou stay
  • ils / elles restentthey stay

Passé composé

  • je suis resté(e)I stayed
  • tu es resté(e)you stayed
  • il / elle est resté(e)he / she stayed
  • nous sommes resté(e)swe stayed
  • vous êtes resté(e)syou stayed
  • ils / elles sont resté(e)sthey stayed

Imperfect

  • je restaisI used to stay
  • tu restaisyou used to stay
  • il / elle restaithe / she used to stay
  • nous restionswe used to stay
  • vous restiezyou used to stay
  • ils / elles restaientthey used to stay

Future

  • je resteraiI will stay
  • tu resterasyou will stay
  • il / elle resterahe / she will stay
  • nous resteronswe will stay
  • vous resterezyou will stay
  • ils / elles resterontthey will stay

Conditional

  • je resteraisI would stay
  • tu resteraisyou would stay
  • il / elle resteraithe / she would stay
  • nous resterionswe would stay
  • vous resteriezyou would stay
  • ils / elles resteraientthey would stay

Subjunctive

  • que je restethat I stay
  • que tu restesthat you stay
  • qu’il / elle restethat he / she stay
  • que nous restionsthat we stay
  • que vous restiezthat you stay
  • qu’ils / elles restentthat they stay
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.

A1Basics — staying, not resting
Je reste à la maison.I’m staying at home.
Tu restes ce soir ?Are you staying tonight?

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A2Past — with être, not avoir
Je suis resté à Paris.I stayed in Paris.
Elle est restée trois jours.She stayed three days.

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B1Future & « il reste »
Il reste du pain.There’s some bread left.
Il ne reste plus rien.There’s nothing left.

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B2Subjunctive & « il reste à »
Il reste à vérifier les chiffres.The figures remain to be checked.
Reste à savoir s’il viendra.It remains to be seen whether he’ll come.

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C1Idiomatic — en rester là
Restons-en là.Let’s leave it at that.
Je suis resté sur ma faim.I was left unsatisfied.

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C2Literary & formal
Il n’en reste pas moins que c’est risqué.The fact remains that it’s risky.
Il demeure à Lyon.He resides in Lyon.

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NativeNative slang
Reste plus rien.There’s nothing left.
Il reste quoi à manger ?What’s left to eat?

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