How Is the French Verb Cesser (to Stop) Conjugated

In French, the verb  cesser  means to cease or to stop. This is an easy one to remember because it sounds like the English cease even though the spelling is slightly different. French students will also find this to be a relatively simple lesson in verb conjugations. Conjugating the French Verb  Cesser The stem for  cesser  is  cess  and it  is a  regular -ER verb. This means that you simply have to add the common endings used for most -er  verbs to conjugate it when you want to say stopped or stopping. Verb conjugations add an infinitive ending  in order to imply the present, future, or past tense. This is the same as adding an -ed or -ing in English. It is more complicated in French, though, because we change the endings to match the subject as well as the tense. The chart will help you navigate the various endings of  cesser. Simply match the subject pronoun with the proper tense: I cease is je cesse and we will stop is nous cesserons. Subject Present Future Imperfect je cesse cesserai cessais tu cesses cesseras cessais il cesse cessera cessait nous cessons cesserons cessions vous cessez cesserez cessiez ils cessent cesseront cessaient The Present Participle of  Cesser Using the stem of cesser, add -ant and you have the  present participle  cessant. In this form, cesser  can work as an adjective, gerund, or noun as well as a verb. The Passà © Composà © and Past Participle The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is a common way to express the past tense in French. To use it, begin by conjugating the  auxiliary verb  avoir  according to  the subject. Then, simply add the  past participle  cessà ©. As an example, I stopped is  jai cessà © and we  ceased is nous avons cessà ©. Notice how  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir  and the past participle is used for both subjects. More Simple  Cesser  Conjugations to Know There are a few more conjugations of  cesser  that you may use at times. The subjunctive and conditional are verb moods, imply a degree of uncertainty, and are used frequently. In contrast, the passà © composà © and imperfect subjunctive are primarily reserved for formal writing, so they can be rather rare. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je cesse cesserais cessai cessasse tu cesses cesserais cessas cessasses il cesse cesserait cessa cesst nous cessions cesserions cessmes cessassions vous cessiez cesseriez cesstes cessassiez ils cessent cesseraient cessrent cessassent ​ To express  cesser  in an exclamation, use the imperative verb form. When doing so, you can skip the subject pronoun and use the verb on its own: cesse rather than tu cesse. Imperative (tu) cesse (nous) cessons (vous) cessez