/ʁule/to drive alongA2
- 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.
Singular — the short stem
roul-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
roul-+-ons -ez -ent
roul-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
roul-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
roul-+-e -es -e -ent
rouler-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
rouler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
rouler
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
roulé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
roulé
Conjugation
| I | je roule/ʒə ʁul/I drive along | /ʒə ʁul/ | I drive along |
| you | tu roules/ty ʁul/you drive along | /ty ʁul/ | you drive along |
| he/she | il roule/il ʁul/he drives along | /il ʁul/ | he drives along |
| we | nous roulons/nu ʁulɔ̃/we drive along | /nu ʁulɔ̃/ | we drive along |
| you | vous roulez/vu ʁule/you drive along | /vu ʁule/ | you drive along |
| they | ils roulent/il ʁul/they drive along | /il ʁul/ | they drive along |
Examples
- /ʒə ʁul dus.mɑ̃/
Je roule doucement.I drive slowly.
- /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ ʁu.le sɑ̃ ki.lo.mɛtʁ/
Nous avons roulé cent kilomètres.We drove a hundred kilometres.
- /la vwa.tyʁ ʁul bjɛ̃/
La voiture roule bien.The car runs well.
Set phrases
rouler viteto drive fast
Ça roule ?How's it going?
Notes
rouleris the vehicle moving;conduireis you driving it.La voiture roule bien— the car runs well.Je roule à 100— I'm doing 100.Ça roule ?is a very casual "how's it going?" andÇa roule !means "sounds good".