All verbs

/ʁuʒiʁ/to blushB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
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
rougissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

roug-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

rougiss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

rougiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

rougiss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

rougiss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rougir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rougir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rougir

Past participle
rougi

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

rougi

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

rougi

Conjugation

présent
Ije rougis/ʒə ʁuʒi/I blush
youtu rougis/ty ʁuʒi/you blush
he/sheil rougit/il ʁuʒi/he blushes
wenous rougissons/nu ʁuʒisɔ̃/we blush
youvous rougissez/vu ʁuʒise/you blush
theyils rougissent/il ʁuʒis/they blush

Examples

  • Il rougit.

    /il ʁu.ʒi/

    He's blushing.

  • Je rougis.

    /ʒə ʁu.ʒi/

    I'm blushing.

  • Pourquoi rougis-tu ?

    /puʁ.kwa ʁu.ʒi.ty/

    Why are you blushing?

Notes

  • Built straight from rouge. French makes verbs out of colours this way: rougir, blanchir, noircir, verdir.