Key facts

Rester

To stay · to stay/to remain

A1Regular
Stem
rest
Past participle
resté

Examples

Je reste ici.

I stay here.

Il ne reste pas là.

He doesn't stay there.

Nous restions à Lyon.

We were staying in Lyon.

Nous sommes restés là.

We stayed there.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jereste
Istay
Turestes
Youstay
Ilreste
Hestays
Nousrestons
Westay
Vousrestez
Youstay
Ilsrestent
Theystay

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais rester
Iam going to stay
Tuvas rester
Youare going to stay
Ilva rester
Heis going to stay
Nousallons rester
Weare going to stay
Vousallez rester
Youare going to stay
Ilsvont rester
Theyare going to stay

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de rester
Ihave just stayed
Tuviens de rester
Youhave just stayed
Ilvient de rester
Hehas just stayed
Nousvenons de rester
Wehave just stayed
Vousvenez de rester
Youhave just stayed
Ilsviennent de rester
Theyhave just stayed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

Jesuis resté
Ihave stayed
Tues resté
Youhave stayed
Ilest resté
Hehas stayed
Elleest restée
Shehas stayed
Noussommes restés
Wehave stayed
Vousêtes restés
Youhave stayed
Ilssont restés
Theyhave stayed
Ellessont restées
Theyhave stayed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jeresterais
Iwould stay
Turesterais
Youwould stay
Ilresterait
Hewould stay
Nousresterions
Wewould stay
Vousresteriez
Youwould stay
Ilsresteraient
Theywould stay

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jeresterai
Iwill stay
Turesteras
Youwill stay
Ilrestera
Hewill stay
Nousresterons
Wewill stay
Vousresterez
Youwill stay
Ilsresteront
Theywill stay

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jerestais
Iwas staying
Turestais
Youwere staying
Ilrestait
Hewas staying
Nousrestions
Were staying
Vousrestiez
Youwere staying
Ilsrestaient
Theywere staying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)reste
Youstay
(Nous)restons
Westay
(Vous)restez
Youstay

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

restant
staying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en restant
staying

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