French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | ris | riais | rirai | rirais | rie | risse | ||
| tu | ris | riais | riras | rirais | ries | risses | ||
| il | rit | riait | rira | rirait | rie | rît | ||
| nous | rions | riions | rirons | ririons | riions | rissions | ||
| vous | riez | riiez | rirez | ririez | riiez | rissiez | ||
| ils | rient | riaient | riront | riraient | rient | rissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai ri | avais ri | aurai ri | aurais ri | aie ri | eusse ri | ||
| tu | as ri | avais ri | auras ri | aurais ri | aies ri | eusses ri | ||
| il | a ri | avait ri | aura ri | aurait ri | ait ri | eût ri | ||
| nous | avons ri | avions ri | aurons ri | aurions ri | ayons ri | eussions ri | ||
| vous | avez ri | aviez ri | aurez ri | auriez ri | ayez ri | eussiez ri | ||
| ils | ont ri | avaient ri | auront ri | auraient ri | aient ri | eussent ri | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | ris | eus ri | (tu) | ris | Present | riant | ||
| tu | ris | eus ri | (nous) | rions | Past | ri | ||
| il | rit | eut ri | (vous) | riez | Perfect | ayant ri | ||
| nous | rîmes | eûmes ri | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | rîtes | eûtes ri | (tu) | aie ri | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | rirent | eurent ri | (nous) | ayons ri | avoir ri | |||
| (vous) | ayez ri | |||||||
Rire is an irregular -re verb.



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