French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cesse | cessais | cesserai | cesserais | cesse | cessasse | ||
| tu | cesses | cessais | cesseras | cesserais | cesses | cessasses | ||
| il | cesse | cessait | cessera | cesserait | cesse | cessât | ||
| nous | cessons | cessions | cesserons | cesserions | cessions | cessassions | ||
| vous | cessez | cessiez | cesserez | cesseriez | cessiez | cessassiez | ||
| ils | cessent | cessaient | cesseront | cesseraient | cessent | cessassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai cessé | avais cessé | aurai cessé | aurais cessé | aie cessé | eusse cessé | ||
| tu | as cessé | avais cessé | auras cessé | aurais cessé | aies cessé | eusses cessé | ||
| il | a cessé | avait cessé | aura cessé | aurait cessé | ait cessé | eût cessé | ||
| nous | avons cessé | avions cessé | aurons cessé | aurions cessé | ayons cessé | eussions cessé | ||
| vous | avez cessé | aviez cessé | aurez cessé | auriez cessé | ayez cessé | eussiez cessé | ||
| ils | ont cessé | avaient cessé | auront cessé | auraient cessé | aient cessé | eussent cessé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | cessai | eus cessé | (tu) | cesse | Present | cessant | ||
| tu | cessas | eus cessé | (nous) | cessons | Past | cessé | ||
| il | cessa | eut cessé | (vous) | cessez | Perfect | ayant cessé | ||
| nous | cessâmes | eûmes cessé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | cessâtes | eûtes cessé | (tu) | aie cessé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | cessèrent | eurent cessé | (nous) | ayons cessé | avoir cessé | |||
| (vous) | ayez cessé | |||||||
Cesser is a regular -er verb.
It’s one of seven verbs that can be made negative with the ne littéraire (ne without pas).
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