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FRENCH VERB

ronfler

to snore

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ronflé
  • Present participle: ronflant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ronfler

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

  1. Present

    Mon mari ronfle, alors je dors avec des bouchons d'oreilles.

    My husband snores, so I sleep with earplugs.

  2. Past

    Quelqu'un a ronflé pendant tout le vol.

    Someone snored for the whole flight.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon grand-père ronflait si fort qu'on l'entendait du jardin.

    My grandfather snored so loudly you could hear him from the garden.

  4. Future

    Après ce repas, je ronflerai devant la télé.

    After this meal, I'll be snoring in front of the TV.

  5. Conditional

    Tu ronflerais moins en dormant sur le côté.

    You'd snore less sleeping on your side.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que mon colocataire ronfle toute la nuit.

    I'm afraid my roommate will snore all night.

  7. Imperative

    Ne ronfle pas trop fort, les murs sont fins !

    Don't snore too loudly, the walls are thin!

Good to know

  • Ronfler is also what an engine or a stove does when it hums along : le poêle ronfle.

Where you hear ronfler

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

French · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ton père ronfle. Your father snores.
  • Hugo a ronflé toute la nuit. Hugo snored all night.
  • Après ce repas, je vais ronfler. After this meal, I'm going to snore.
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A Call to Chicago

Intermediate Level 3 · Ton père ronfle.

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