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FRENCH VERB

se reposer

to rest

  • #123 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: reposé
  • Present participle: se reposant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I rest
  2. tu you rest
  3. il, elle, on he/she rests
  4. nous we rest
  5. vous you rest
  6. ils, elles they rest

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I rested
  2. tu you rested
  3. il, elle, on he/she rested
  4. nous we rested
  5. vous you rested
  6. ils, elles they rested

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to rest
  2. tu you used to rest
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to rest
  4. nous we used to rest
  5. vous you used to rest
  6. ils, elles they used to rest

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will rest
  2. tu you will rest
  3. il, elle, on he/she will rest
  4. nous we will rest
  5. vous you will rest
  6. ils, elles they will rest

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would rest
  2. tu you would rest
  3. il, elle, on he/she would rest
  4. nous we would rest
  5. vous you would rest
  6. ils, elles they would rest

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I rest
  2. tu (that) you rest
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she rest
  4. nous (that) we rest
  5. vous (that) you rest
  6. ils, elles (that) they rest

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu rest!
  2. nous rest! (let’s)
  3. vous rest! (plural, or formal)

How to use se reposer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Le dimanche, je me repose, c'est sacré.

    On Sundays I rest, that's sacred.

  2. Past

    On s'est bien reposés pendant les vacances.

    We rested well during the holidays.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se reposait un peu après le déjeuner.

    He would rest a little after lunch.

  4. Future

    Tu te reposeras quand on sera arrivés.

    You'll rest when we've arrived.

  5. Conditional

    Je me reposerais bien une petite heure.

    I'd like to rest for an hour or so.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Le médecin veut que vous vous reposiez une semaine.

    The doctor wants you to rest for a week.

  7. Imperative

    Repose-toi, je m'occupe de tout.

    Rest, I'll take care of everything.

Good to know

  • Se reposer is to rest; reposer without se is to put something down again.

Where you hear se reposer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Aujourd'hui, je me repose. Today, I'm resting.
  • Hier, je me suis reposée toute la journée. Yesterday I rested all day.
  • Vous allez vous reposer pendant trois jours. You're going to rest for three days.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je me repose l'après-midi. I rest in the afternoon.
  • Je me suis bien reposée. I rested well.
  • Ce week-end, on va se reposer. This weekend, we're going to rest.
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At the Pharmacy

Beginner Level 1 · vous reposer · te reposer

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Welcome Back

Beginner Level 3 · Tu t'es reposée ? · Je me suis bien reposée.

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A Neighbour in Bed

Beginner Level 3 · Reposez-vous ! · repose-toi

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Packing for Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · on se reposera

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Back from Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · je me suis reposé

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