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).



The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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