rire
to laughIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai ri | riaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais rire | riraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | rissounds the same as another form in this tense | as risounds the same as another form in this tense | riaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas riresounds the same as another form in this tense | rirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | ritsounds the same as another form in this tense | a risounds the same as another form in this tense | riaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va riresounds the same as another form in this tense | rirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | rions | avons ri | riions | allons rire | rironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | riez | avez ri | riiez | allez rire | rirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | rientsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont ri | riaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont rire | rirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. ris covers both "I laugh" and "I am laughing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and ri does not — ai ri.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so rions gives you riais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; rire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on rir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about rire
The past participle is ri, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on rir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: ris, rit, rient — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know rions you already know riais, riait and riaient. Futur proche keeps rire untouched.