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je riais

was laughing, used to laugh

→ rire
ri to laugh + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #50,993
was laughing, used to laugh The imperfect form can refer to an ongoing or habitual past action.
FR: Je riais avec mes amis.
EN: I was laughing with my friends.
Conjugation of rire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First riais —
Second riais —
Third riait riaient

Tu riais davantage.

You used to laugh more.

— Gladiator (2000)

Je riais malgré moi.

I laughed in spite of myself.

Et je ne riais pas seulement de leurs cris, je riais de leurs enfants.

And I wasn't just laughing at their shouts, I was laughing at their children.

— Running Man (2025)

Je riais tellement que des larmes coulaient sur mon visage.

I was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my face.