All verbs

/ʁiʁ/to laughA1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
no object · de — No object; de for what you laugh at

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
rions
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

ri-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

ri-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ri-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ri-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

ri-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rire
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rire

Past participle
ri

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

ri

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

ri

Conjugation

présent
Ije ris/ʒə ʁi/I laugh
youtu ris/ty ʁi/you laugh
he/sheil rit/il ʁi/he laughs
wenous rions/nu ʁjɔ̃/we laugh
youvous riez/vu ʁje/you laugh
theyils rient/il ʁi/they laugh

Examples

  • Nous avons beaucoup ri.

    /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ bo.ku ʁi/

    We laughed a lot.

  • Il rit de moi.

    /il ʁi də mwa/

    He's laughing at me.

  • Ne ris pas.

    /nə ʁi pa/

    Don't laugh.

Set phrases

  • rire de

    to laugh at

  • éclater de rire

    to burst out laughing

Notes

  • rire de, not à. English laughs AT someone; French laughs OF them.

  • Very short and irregular: je ris, nous rions, j'ai ri.