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Conjugation of the French verb rire

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb rire, along with their English translations.

rire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
rire	to laugh

Present		Scored
je ris	I laugh
tu ris	you laugh
il rit	he laughs
elle rit	she laughs
nous rions	we laugh
vous riez	you laugh
ils rient	they laugh
elles rient	they laugh

Imperfect		Scored
je riais	I was laughing
tu riais	you were laughing
il riait	he was laughing
elle riait	she was laughing
nous riions	we were laughing
vous riiez	you were laughing
ils riaient	they were laughing
elles riaient	they were laughing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je ris	I laughed
tu ris	you laughed
il rit	he laughed
elle rit	she laughed
nous rîmes	we laughed
vous rîtes	you laughed
ils rirent	they laughed
elles rirent	they laughed

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai ri	I laughed
tu as ri	you laughed
il a ri	he laughed
elle a ri	she laughed
nous avons ri	we laughed
vous avez ri	you laughed
ils ont ri	they laughed
elles ont ri	they laughed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais ri	I had laughed
tu avais ri	you had laughed
il avait ri	he had laughed
elle avait ri	she had laughed
nous avions ri	we had laughed
vous aviez ri	you had laughed
ils avaient ri	they had laughed
elles avaient ri	they had laughed

Future		Scored
je rirai	I will laugh
tu riras	you will laugh
il rira	he will laugh
elle rira	she will laugh
nous rirons	we will laugh
vous rirez	you will laugh
ils riront	they will laugh
elles riront	they will laugh

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai ri	I will have laughed
tu auras ri	you will have laughed
il aura ri	he will have laughed
elle aura ri	she will have laughed
nous aurons ri	we will have laughed
vous aurez ri	you will have laughed
ils auront ri	they will have laughed
elles auront ri	they will have laughed

Conditional		Scored
je rirais	I would laugh
tu rirais	you would laugh
il rirait	he would laugh
elle rirait	she would laugh
nous ririons	we would laugh
vous ririez	you would laugh
ils riraient	they would laugh
elles riraient	they would laugh

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais ri	I would have laughed
tu aurais ri	you would have laughed
il aurait ri	he would have laughed
elle aurait ri	she would have laughed
nous aurions ri	we would have laughed
vous auriez ri	you would have laughed
ils auraient ri	they would have laughed
elles auraient ri	they would have laughed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je rie	(... that) I laugh
(... que) tu ries	(... that) you laugh
(... que) il rie	(... that) he laughs
(... que) elle rie	(... that) she laughs
(... que) nous riions	(... that) we laugh
(... que) vous riiez	(... that) you laugh
(... que) ils rient	(... that) they laugh
(... que) elles rient	(... that) they laugh

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je risse	(... that) I was laughing
(... que) tu risses	(... that) you were laughing
(... que) il rît	(... that) he was laughing
(... que) elle rît	(... that) she was laughing
(... que) nous rissions	(... that) we were laughing
(... que) vous rissiez	(... that) you were laughing
(... que) ils rissent	(... that) they were laughing
(... que) elles rissent	(... that) they were laughing

Imperative		Scored
ris	Laugh
rions	Let's laugh
riez	Laugh

Present Participle		Scored
riant	laughing

Past Participle		Scored
ri	laughed

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