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FRENCH VERB

rigoler

to joke, to laugh

  • #184 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rigolé
  • Present participle: rigolant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I joke
  2. tu you joke
  3. il, elle, on he/she jokes
  4. nous we joke
  5. vous you joke
  6. ils, elles they joke

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I joked
  2. tu you joked
  3. il, elle, on he/she joked
  4. nous we joked
  5. vous you joked
  6. ils, elles they joked

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to joke
  2. tu you used to joke
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to joke
  4. nous we used to joke
  5. vous you used to joke
  6. ils, elles they used to joke

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will joke
  2. tu you will joke
  3. il, elle, on he/she will joke
  4. nous we will joke
  5. vous you will joke
  6. ils, elles they will joke

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would joke
  2. tu you would joke
  3. il, elle, on he/she would joke
  4. nous we would joke
  5. vous you would joke
  6. ils, elles they would joke

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I joke
  2. tu (that) you joke
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she joke
  4. nous (that) we joke
  5. vous (that) you joke
  6. ils, elles (that) they joke

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu joke!
  2. nous joke! (let’s)
  3. vous joke! (plural, or formal)

How to use rigoler

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu rigoles ? Il est déjà midi ?

    You're kidding? It's already noon?

  2. Past

    On a bien rigolé hier soir chez Karim.

    We had a good laugh last night at Karim's.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants rigolaient au fond de la classe.

    The kids were giggling at the back of the class.

  4. Future

    Tu rigoleras moins quand tu verras la facture.

    You'll laugh less when you see the bill.

  5. Conditional

    On rigolerait bien avec eux en vacances.

    We'd have a good laugh with them on holiday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ça fait du bien qu'on rigole un peu.

    It does us good to laugh a bit.

  7. Imperative

    Ne rigole pas, c'est sérieux !

    Don't laugh, this is serious!

Good to know

  • Rigoler is the everyday word for rire; "tu rigoles ?" is "you're kidding?".

Where you hear rigoler

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Tu rigoles ? Are you kidding?
  • On a beaucoup rigolé à la fête. We laughed a lot at the party.
  • Tu vas rigoler, c'est très drôle. You're going to laugh, it's very funny.
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Beginner Level 2 · Tu rigoles ? · je ne rigole pas

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