All verbs

rester

/ʁɛste/to stayA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
restons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

rest-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

rest-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

rest-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

rest-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

rest-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rester
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

rester-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rester-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rester

Past participle
resté

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

resté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

resté

Conjugation

présent
Ije reste/ʒə ʁɛst/I stay
youtu restes/ty ʁɛst/you stay
he/sheil reste/il ʁɛst/he stays
wenous restons/nu ʁɛstɔ̃/we stay
youvous restez/vu ʁɛste/you stay
theyils restent/il ʁɛst/they stay

Examples

  • Je reste à la maison.

    /ʒə ʁɛst a la mɛ.zɔ̃/

    I stay at home.

  • Nous restons là-bas.

    /nu ʁɛs.tɔ̃ la.ba/

    We're staying there.

  • Où restes-tu ?

    /u ʁɛst.ty/

    Where are you staying?

Notes

  • It also means "to be left": Il reste deux places — there are two seats left. Impersonal, and very common.

  • Takes être: Je suis resté. It is the one verb on the être list that involves no motion at all. See passe-compose-etre.