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FRENCH VERB

stresser

to stress

  • #465 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: stressé
  • Present participle: stressant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use stresser

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

  1. Present

    Je stresse un peu pour mon entretien de demain.

    I'm a bit stressed about my interview tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Ce déménagement m'a stressée pendant des semaines.

    That move stressed me out for weeks.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant chaque match, il stressait toute la journée.

    Before every match, he was stressed all day.

  4. Future

    Ne t'en fais pas, tu stresseras moins la deuxième fois.

    Don't worry, you'll be less stressed the second time.

  5. Conditional

    Un bruit pareil stresserait n'importe qui.

    A noise like that would stress anyone out.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu stresses pour si peu.

    I don't want you stressing over so little.

  7. Imperative

    Ne stresse pas, on a encore une heure d'avance.

    Don't stress, we're still an hour early.

Good to know

  • Stresser works both ways : ça me stresse, it stresses me out, and je stresse, I'm stressed.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.