stationner — French conjugation

to park (bring to a halt)

Frequency#134Regular

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jestationneI park
tustationnesyou park
il/ellestationnehe/she/it parks
nousstationnonswe park
vousstationnezyou (pl.) park
ils/ellesstationnentthey park

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jestationnaiI parked
tustationnasyou parked
il/ellestationnahe/she/it parked
nousstationnâmeswe parked
vousstationnâtesyou (pl.) parked
ils/ellesstationnèrentthey parked

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jestationnais
tustationnais
il/ellestationnait
nousstationnions
vousstationniez
ils/ellesstationnaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrenchEnglish
jestationneraisI would park
tustationneraisyou would park
il/ellestationneraithe/she/it would park
nousstationnerionswe would park
vousstationneriezyou (pl.) would park
ils/ellesstationneraientthey would park

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jestationneraiI will park
tustationnerasyou will park
il/ellestationnerahe/she/it will park
nousstationneronswe will park
vousstationnerezyou (pl.) will park
ils/ellesstationnerontthey will park

Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular

The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.

Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'ai stationnéI have parked
tutu as stationnéyou have parked
il/elleil/elle a stationnéhe/she/it has parked
nousnous avons stationnéwe have parked
vousvous avez stationnéyou (pl.) have parked
ils/ellesils/elles ont stationnéthey have parked

Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular

The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.

Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'avais stationnéI had parked
tutu avais stationnéyou had parked
il/elleil/elle avait stationnéhe/she/it had parked
nousnous avions stationnéwe had parked
vousvous aviez stationnéyou (pl.) had parked
ils/ellesils/elles avaient stationnéthey had parked

Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular

The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).

J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.

PronounFrench
jej'aurais stationné
tutu aurais stationné
il/elleil/elle aurait stationné
nousnous aurions stationné
vousvous auriez stationné
ils/ellesils/elles auraient stationné

Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular

The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.

D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'aurai stationnéI will have parked
tutu auras stationnéyou will have parked
il/elleil/elle aura stationnéhe/she/it will have parked
nousnous aurons stationnéwe will have parked
vousvous aurez stationnéyou (pl.) will have parked
ils/ellesils/elles auront stationnéthey will have parked

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jestationne
tustationnes
il/ellestationne
nousstationnions
vousstationniez
ils/ellesstationnent

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jestationnasse
tustationnasses
il/ellestationnât
nousstationnassions
vousstationnassiez
ils/ellesstationnassent

Other forms

Imperative (Impératif) Regular

The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.

Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !

PronounFrench
tustationne
nousstationnons
vousstationnez