je, 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de rester |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de rester |
| il/elle | vient de rester |
| nous | venons de rester |
| vous | venez de rester |
| ils/elles | viennent de rester |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | reste |
|---|---|
| nous | restons |
| vous | restez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en restant
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.