ils rirent

laughed

→ rire
ri laugh + rent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #28,674
laughed Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person plural; mostly used in written narratives.
FR: Ils rirent quand il tomba dans la neige.
EN: They laughed when he fell into the snow.
Conjugation of rire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ris
Second ris
Third rit rirent

Tous deux rirent.

They both laughed.

Elles rirent toutes de son erreur.

They all laughed at his mistake.

Les deux rirent.

Both laughed.

Les autres élèves rirent.

The other students laughed.

Ils rirent tous de leur erreur.

They all laughed at their mistake.

Ses amis rirent d'elle.

Her friends laughed at her.

Les autres enfants rirent.

The other children laughed.

Toutes deux rirent.

They both laughed.

Tous les étudiants rirent.

All the students laughed.

Ils rirent tous de son erreur.

They all laughed at his mistake.

Elles rirent toutes de leur erreur.

They all laughed at their mistake.