The French for rest is the regular ER reflexive verb se reposer.
To remember this, imagine a POSER of a man rests while still practising his POSES! se reposer can also mean; to rest (oneself), to have a rest; to rely on. Related words include:
- se reposer sur quelqu'un : to rely on someone.
- reposer : to rest, to lie.
- le respose-t ête / le repose-pied(s) (nm) : head / foot rest.
- le repos (nm) : rest; time off, relaxation.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun. Reflexive verbs also take être in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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to rest: se reposer
Imagine a POSER of a man rests while still practising his POSES!
VERB CONJUGATION TABLE se reposer
Simple Tenses se reposer Present Participle: se reposant
TENSE
je me
tu te
il se
nous nous
vous vous
ils se
Present Présent rest
repose
reposes
repose
reposons
reposez
reposent
Past Imperfect Imparfait rested
reposais
reposais
reposait
reposions
reposiez
reposaient
Simple Past Passé Simple rested
reposai
reposas
reposa
reposâmes
reposâtes
reposèrent
Future Futur will rest
reposerai
reposeras
reposera
reposerons
reposerez
reposeront
Conditional Conditionnel would rest
reposerais
reposerais
reposerait
reposerions
reposeriez
reposeraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may rest
repose
reposes
repose
reposions
reposiez
reposent
Compound Tenses reposer Past Participle: s'êtrereposé(e)(s)
Present Perfect Passé Composé have rested
me suis reposé(e)
t'es reposé(e)
s'est reposé(e)
nous sommes reposé(e)s
vous êtes reposé(e)s
se sont reposé(e)s
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had rested
m'étais reposé(e)
t'étais reposé(e)
s'était reposé(e)
nous étions reposé(e)s
vour étiez reposé(e)s
s'étaient reposé(e)s
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have rested
me serai reposé(e)
te seras reposé(e)
se sera reposé(e)
nous serons reposé(e)s
vous serez reposé(e)s
se seront reposé(e)s
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have rested
✔ Se reposer is a regular ER reflexive verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French. ✔
Learn se reposer and it will reinforce the pattern for ALL those other ER verbs. ✔
Do these verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the ER verbs' conjugation patterns.
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