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to ring (of a phone or bell)
Regular · 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 ring |
| tu | you ring |
| il/elle/on | he/she rings |
| nous | we ring |
| vous | you (plural/formal) ring |
| ils/elles | they ring |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I rang; I have rung |
| tu | you rang; you have rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she rang; he/she has rung |
| nous | we rang; we have rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) rang; you (plural/formal) have rung |
| ils/elles | they rang; they have rung |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to ring |
| tu | you used to ring |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to ring |
| nous | we used to ring |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to ring |
| ils/elles | they used to ring |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had rung |
| tu | you had rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she had rung |
| nous | we had rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had rung |
| ils/elles | they had rung |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will ring |
| tu | you will ring |
| il/elle/on | he/she will ring |
| nous | we will ring |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will ring |
| ils/elles | they will ring |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have rung |
| tu | you will have rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have rung |
| nous | we will have rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have rung |
| ils/elles | they will have rung |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to ring |
| tu | you are going to ring |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to ring |
| nous | we are going to ring |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to ring |
| ils/elles | they are going to ring |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just rung |
| tu | you have just rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just rung |
| nous | we have just rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just rung |
| ils/elles | they have just rung |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I rang |
| tu | you rang |
| il/elle/on | he/she rang |
| nous | we rang |
| vous | you (plural/formal) rang |
| ils/elles | they rang |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had rung |
| tu | you had rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she had rung |
| nous | we had rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had rung |
| ils/elles | they had rung |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would ring |
| tu | you would ring |
| il/elle/on | he/she would ring |
| nous | we would ring |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would ring |
| ils/elles | they would ring |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have rung |
| tu | you would have rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have rung |
| nous | we would have rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have rung |
| ils/elles | they would have rung |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have rung |
| tu | you would have rung |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have rung |
| nous | we would have rung |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have rung |
| ils/elles | they would have rung |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I ring |
| tu | (that) you ring |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she rings |
| nous | (that) we ring |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) ring |
| ils/elles | (that) they ring |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have rung |
| tu | (that) you have rung |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has rung |
| nous | (that) we have rung |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have rung |
| ils/elles | (that) they have rung |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I rang |
| tu | (that) you rang |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she rang |
| nous | (that) we rang |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) rang |
| ils/elles | (that) they rang |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had rung |
| tu | (that) you had rung |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had rung |
| nous | (that) we had rung |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had rung |
| ils/elles | (that) they had rung |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | ring! |
| nous | let's ring! |
| vous | ring! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have rung by then! |
| nous | let's have rung by then! |
| vous | have rung by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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