All verbs

/ʁiɡole/to laughB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
rigolons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

rigol-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

rigol-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

rigol-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

rigol-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

rigol-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rigoler
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

rigoler-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rigoler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rigoler

Past participle
rigolé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

rigolé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

rigolé

Conjugation

présent
Ije rigole/ʒə ʁiɡɔl/I laugh
youtu rigoles/ty ʁiɡol/you laugh
he/sheil rigole/il ʁiɡɔl/he laughs
wenous rigolons/nu ʁiɡolɔ̃/we laugh
youvous rigolez/vu ʁiɡole/you laugh
theyils rigolent/il ʁiɡol/they laugh

Examples

  • Je rigole.

    /ʒə ʁi.ɡɔl/

    I'm joking.

  • On a bien rigolé.

    /ɔ̃.n‿a bjɛ̃ ʁi.ɡo.le/

    We had a good laugh.

  • Je ne rigole pas.

    /ʒə nə ʁi.ɡɔl pa/

    I'm not joking.

Set phrases

  • Tu rigoles ?

    Are you kidding?

Notes

  • Informal and very common — rire is the neutral word, rigoler is what people actually say. Tu rigoles ? is "you're kidding".