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Rire conjugation: to laugh in every French tense (free PDF download)

French verb conjugation: 150 verbs in every tense

The French verb rire (to laugh) is a useful everyday verb (number 85 of the 150 on this site). It is an irregular verb of the 3rd group with its own stems: je ris, nous rions, and a future stem in rir- (je rirai). In compound tenses it takes avoir (j’ai ri), with the past participle ri. Below you will find every tense, example sentences and a free printable PDF.

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rire at a glance: meaning, group and auxiliary

Infinitive
rire — to laugh
Group
3rd group (irregular verbs)
Type
Irregular verb
Auxiliary
takes avoir
Construction
Intransitive (no object)
Frequency
No. 85 of the 150 most common French verbs

The endings are in bold. Tense names are given in French with the English equivalent in parentheses; pronouns and verb forms stay in French, as you will see and hear them.

Indicatif (indicative): rire

Présent (present tense)

Présent (present tense) of the verb rire
jeris
turis
ilrit
nousrions
vousriez
ilsrient

Imparfait (imperfect)

Imparfait (imperfect) of the verb rire
jeriais
turiais
ilriait
nousriions
vousriiez
ilsriaient

Passé simple (simple past, literary)

Passé simple (simple past, literary) of the verb rire
jeris
turis
ilrit
nousrîmes
vousrîtes
ilsrirent

Futur simple (simple future)

Futur simple (simple future) of the verb rire
jerirai
turiras
ilrira
nousrirons
vousrirez
ilsriront

Passé composé (compound past)

Passé composé (compound past) of the verb rire
j’ai ri
tuas ri
ila ri
nousavons ri
vousavez ri
ilsont ri

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect)

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) of the verb rire
j’avais ri
tuavais ri
ilavait ri
nousavions ri
vousaviez ri
ilsavaient ri

Passé antérieur (past anterior)

Passé antérieur (past anterior) of the verb rire
j’eus ri
tueus ri
ileut ri
nouseûmes ri
vouseûtes ri
ilseurent ri

Futur antérieur (future perfect)

Futur antérieur (future perfect) of the verb rire
j’aurai ri
tuauras ri
ilaura ri
nousaurons ri
vousaurez ri
ilsauront ri

Conditionnel (conditional): rire

Conditionnel présent (present conditional)

Conditionnel présent (present conditional) of the verb rire
jerirais
turirais
ilrirait
nousririons
vousririez
ilsriraient

Conditionnel passé (past conditional)

Conditionnel passé (past conditional) of the verb rire
j’aurais ri
tuaurais ri
ilaurait ri
nousaurions ri
vousauriez ri
ilsauraient ri

Subjonctif (subjunctive): rire

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive)

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive) of the verb rire
que jerie
que turies
qu’ilrie
que nousriions
que vousriiez
qu’ilsrient

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive)

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive) of the verb rire
que j’aie ri
que tuaies ri
qu’ilait ri
que nousayons ri
que vousayez ri
qu’ilsaient ri

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive) of the verb rire
que jerisse
que turisses
qu’ilrît
que nousrissions
que vousrissiez
qu’ilsrissent

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive) of the verb rire
que j’eusse ri
que tueusses ri
qu’ileût ri
que nouseussions ri
que vouseussiez ri
qu’ilseussent ri

Impératif (imperative): rire

Impératif présent (imperative)

Impératif présent (imperative) of the verb rire
(tu)ris
(nous)rions
(vous)riez

Impératif passé (past imperative)

Impératif passé (past imperative) of the verb rire
(tu)aie ri
(nous)ayons ri
(vous)ayez ri

Infinitive, participles and gerund of rire

Non-personal forms of the verb rire
Infinitif présent (present infinitive)rire
Infinitif passé (past infinitive)avoir ri
Participe présent (present participle)riant
Participe passé (past participle)ri (never changes)
Gérondif présent (gerund, “while doing”)en riant
Gérondif passé (past gerund)en ayant ri

Example sentences with rire

Real French sentences, with the conjugated form in bold, followed by the tense.

Watch out with rire

Use avoir

In compound tenses rire takes avoir (j’ai ri). The participle ri agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb.

Irregular stems

Learn the stems, not the endings: the present is je ris / nous rions / ils rient, and the future and conditional use rir- (je rirai, je rirais).

Verbs that conjugate like rire

See also all verbs sorted by group and the 150 most used French verbs.

Review the French tenses

Questions about rire

How do you conjugate rire (to laugh) in the present tense?

In the présent: je ris, tu ris, il rit, nous rions, vous riez, ils rient.

Does rire take être or avoir in the passé composé?

rire takes avoir in compound tenses: j’ai ri, nous avons ri. The past participle is ri.

What are the future and conditional forms of rire?

Futur simple: je rirai. Conditionnel présent: je rirais. Both are built on the same stem (rir-).

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