Rester — to stay | French Verb Chart
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Rester›to 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?
A2Past — with être, not avoir
Je suis resté à Paris.I stayed in Paris.
Elle est restée trois jours.She stayed three days.
B1Future & « il reste »
Il reste du pain.There’s some bread left.
Il ne reste plus rien.There’s nothing left.
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.
C1Idiomatic — en rester là
Restons-en là.Let’s leave it at that.
Je suis resté sur ma faim.I was left unsatisfied.
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.
NativeNative slang
Reste plus rien.There’s nothing left.
Il reste quoi à manger ?What’s left to eat?
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