Conjugate rire/sourire in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2022-05-19

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In Le Présent (Indicatif), the verbs rire (to laugh) and sourire (to smile) are irregular.

Learn how to conjugate RIRE (to laugh) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

je ris

tu ris

il/elle/on rit

nous rions

vous riez

ils/elles rient

Listen to these examples:

Je lui ressemble quand je ris.I look like her when I laugh.

Pourquoi est-ce que tu ris ?Why are you laughing?

Sarah rit souvent aux éclats quand il est là.Sarah often roars with laughter when he's here.

Nous rions beaucoup ensemble.We laugh a lot together.

J'aime quand vous riez.I like it when you laugh.

Ils rient avec lui, pas de lui.They laugh with him, not at him.

SOURIRE (to smile)

je souris

tu souris

il/elle/on sourit

nous sourions

vous souriez

ils/elles sourient

Listen to these examples:

Je lui souris quand je le vois.I smile at him when I see him.

Tu souris tout le temps.You smile all the time.

La fortune sourit aux audacieux.Fortune favours [lit. smiles at] the bold.

Nous sourions de toutes nos dents.We're smiling from ear to ear [lit. with all our teeth].

Quand vous souriez, plus rien n'a d'importance.When you smile, nothing else matters (any more).

Ils sourient de soulagement.They're smiling with relief.

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