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rire
to laugh
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I laugh |
| tu | you laugh |
| il/elle/on | he/she laughs |
| nous | we laugh |
| vous | you (plural/formal) laugh |
| ils/elles | they laugh |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I laughed; I have laughed |
| tu | you laughed; you have laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she laughed; he/she has laughed |
| nous | we laughed; we have laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) laughed; you (plural/formal) have laughed |
| ils/elles | they laughed; they have laughed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to laugh |
| tu | you used to laugh |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to laugh |
| nous | we used to laugh |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to laugh |
| ils/elles | they used to laugh |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had laughed |
| tu | you had laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had laughed |
| nous | we had laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had laughed |
| ils/elles | they had laughed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will laugh |
| tu | you will laugh |
| il/elle/on | he/she will laugh |
| nous | we will laugh |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will laugh |
| ils/elles | they will laugh |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have laughed |
| tu | you will have laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have laughed |
| nous | we will have laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have laughed |
| ils/elles | they will have laughed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to laugh |
| tu | you are going to laugh |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to laugh |
| nous | we are going to laugh |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to laugh |
| ils/elles | they are going to laugh |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just laughed |
| tu | you have just laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just laughed |
| nous | we have just laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just laughed |
| ils/elles | they have just laughed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I laughed |
| tu | you laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she laughed |
| nous | we laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) laughed |
| ils/elles | they laughed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had laughed |
| tu | you had laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had laughed |
| nous | we had laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had laughed |
| ils/elles | they had laughed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would laugh |
| tu | you would laugh |
| il/elle/on | he/she would laugh |
| nous | we would laugh |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would laugh |
| ils/elles | they would laugh |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have laughed |
| tu | you would have laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have laughed |
| nous | we would have laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have laughed |
| ils/elles | they would have laughed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have laughed |
| tu | you would have laughed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have laughed |
| nous | we would have laughed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have laughed |
| ils/elles | they would have laughed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I laugh |
| tu | (that) you laugh |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she laughs |
| nous | (that) we laugh |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) laugh |
| ils/elles | (that) they laugh |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have laughed |
| tu | (that) you have laughed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has laughed |
| nous | (that) we have laughed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have laughed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have laughed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I laughed |
| tu | (that) you laughed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she laughed |
| nous | (that) we laughed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) laughed |
| ils/elles | (that) they laughed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had laughed |
| tu | (that) you had laughed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had laughed |
| nous | (that) we had laughed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had laughed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had laughed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | laugh! |
| nous | let's laugh! |
| vous | laugh! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have laughed by then! |
| nous | let's have laughed by then! |
| vous | have laughed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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