French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | ronronne | ronronnais | ronronnerai | ronronnerais | ronronne | ronronnasse | ||
| tu | ronronnes | ronronnais | ronronneras | ronronnerais | ronronnes | ronronnasses | ||
| il | ronronne | ronronnait | ronronnera | ronronnerait | ronronne | ronronnât | ||
| nous | ronronnons | ronronnions | ronronnerons | ronronnerions | ronronnions | ronronnassions | ||
| vous | ronronnez | ronronniez | ronronnerez | ronronneriez | ronronniez | ronronnassiez | ||
| ils | ronronnent | ronronnaient | ronronneront | ronronneraient | ronronnent | ronronnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai ronronné | avais ronronné | aurai ronronné | aurais ronronné | aie ronronné | eusse ronronné | ||
| tu | as ronronné | avais ronronné | auras ronronné | aurais ronronné | aies ronronné | eusses ronronné | ||
| il | a ronronné | avait ronronné | aura ronronné | aurait ronronné | ait ronronné | eût ronronné | ||
| nous | avons ronronné | avions ronronné | aurons ronronné | aurions ronronné | ayons ronronné | eussions ronronné | ||
| vous | avez ronronné | aviez ronronné | aurez ronronné | auriez ronronné | ayez ronronné | eussiez ronronné | ||
| ils | ont ronronné | avaient ronronné | auront ronronné | auraient ronronné | aient ronronné | eussent ronronné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | ronronnai | eus ronronné | (tu) | ronronne | Present | ronronnant | ||
| tu | ronronnas | eus ronronné | (nous) | ronronnons | Past | ronronné | ||
| il | ronronna | eut ronronné | (vous) | ronronnez | Perfect | ayant ronronné | ||
| nous | ronronnâmes | eûmes ronronné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | ronronnâtes | eûtes ronronné | (tu) | aie ronronné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | ronronnèrent | eurent ronronné | (nous) | ayons ronronné | avoir ronronné | |||
| (vous) | ayez ronronné | |||||||
ronronner is a regular -er verb.

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