The French verb rire means "to laugh". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of rire is je ris, tu ris, il/elle rit, nous rions, vous riez, ils/elles rient. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is riant and its past participle is ri.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | ris | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | ris | |
| il/ | rit (irregular) | |
| nous | rions | |
| vous | riez | |
| ils/ | rient |
| j' | ai ri (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as ri (irregular) |
| il/ | a ri (irregular) |
| nous | avons ri (irregular) |
| vous | avez ri (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont ri (irregular) |
| je | riais |
|---|---|
| tu | riais |
| il/ | riait |
| nous | riions |
| vous | riiez |
| ils/ | riaient |
| je | rirai |
|---|---|
| tu | riras |
| il/ | rira |
| nous | rirons |
| vous | rirez |
| ils/ | riront |
| je | rirais |
|---|---|
| tu | rirais |
| il/ | rirait |
| nous | ririons |
| vous | ririez |
| ils/ | riraient |
| que je | rie |
|---|---|
| que tu | ries |
| qu'il/ | rie |
| que nous | riions |
| que vous | riiez |
| qu'ils/ | rient |
| tu | ris |
|---|---|
| nous | rions |
| vous | riez |
Rire is irregular. The present forms include rit and rient, and its past participle is ri. The compound past uses ai ri, as rire takes avoir.
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No, rire is irregular. Its table includes rit, rient, and the past participle ri.
It uses avoir plus ri: ai ri, as ri, a ri, avons ri, avez ri, ont ri.
The present forms are ris, ris, rit, rions, riez, and rient. The il and elle form is rit, while the ils and elles form is rient.