restions

This is the 11475th most frequent French word.


restions

"Restions" is the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of the verb "rester," meaning "we stayed" or "we were staying."


Here, 'restions' is used in the subjunctive mood to express a necessity or suggestion.

Il est important que nous restions calmes dans cette situation.

It is important that we remain calm in this situation.


In this case, 'restions' is in the imperfect tense, describing habitual actions in the past.

Quand nous étions dans le passé chez mes grands-parents, nous restions souvent dans le jardin.

When we were in the past at my grandparents' place, we often stayed in the garden.


'Restions' here is once again used in the subjunctive mood, this time expressing a hypothetical preference.

Est-ce que tu préfèrerais que nous restions ici pour attendre la pluie à passer?

Would you prefer that we stay here to wait for the rain to pass?