Meaning: to roll, to drive (a vehicle)
Type: Regular – ER verb
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: driving, movement, objects rolling, vehicles
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | roule | I drive / I roll |
| tu | roules | you drive / you roll |
| il/elle/on | roule | he/she/one drives / rolls |
| nous | roulons | we drive / we roll |
| vous | roulez | you drive / you roll |
| ils/elles | roulent | they drive / they roll |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | ai roulé | I drove / I rolled |
| tu | as roulé | you drove / you rolled |
| il/elle/on | a roulé | he/she/one drove / rolled |
| nous | avons roulé | we drove / we rolled |
| vous | avez roulé | you drove / you rolled |
| ils/elles | ont roulé | they drove / they rolled |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | roulais | I used to drive / I was driving |
| tu | roulais | you used to drive / you were driving |
| il/elle/on | roulait | he/she/one used to drive / was driving |
| nous | roulions | we used to drive / were driving |
| vous | rouliez | you used to drive / were driving |
| ils/elles | roulaient | they used to drive / were driving |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | viens de rouler | I just drove / I just rolled |
| tu | viens de rouler | you just drove / you just rolled |
| il/elle/on | vient de rouler | he/she/one just drove / rolled |
| nous | venons de rouler | we just drove / we just rolled |
| vous | venez de rouler | you just drove / you just rolled |
| ils/elles | viennent de rouler | they just drove / they just rolled |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais rouler | I’m going to drive / roll |
| tu | vas rouler | you’re going to drive / roll |
| il/elle/on | va rouler | he/she/one is going to drive / roll |
| nous | allons rouler | we’re going to drive / roll |
| vous | allez rouler | you’re going to drive / roll |
| ils/elles | vont rouler | they’re going to drive / roll |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | roulerai | I will drive / roll |
| tu | rouleras | you will drive / roll |
| il/elle/on | roulera | he/she/one will drive / roll |
| nous | roulerons | we will drive / roll |
| vous | roulerez | you will drive / roll |
| ils/elles | rouleront | they will drive / roll |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | roulerais | I would drive / roll |
| tu | roulerais | you would drive / roll |
| il/elle/on | roulerait | he/she/one would drive / roll |
| nous | roulerions | we would drive / roll |
| vous | rouleriez | you would drive / roll |
| ils/elles | rouleraient | they would drive / roll |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| que je | roule | that I drive / roll |
| que tu | roules | that you drive / roll |
| qu’il/elle/on | roule | that he/she/one drive / roll |
| que nous | roulions | that we drive / roll |
| que vous | rouliez | that you drive / roll |
| qu’ils/elles | roulent | that they drive / roll |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| tu | roule | drive! |
| nous | roulons | let’s drive! |
| vous | roulez | drive! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| Participe présent | roulant | driving / rolling |
| Participe passé | roulé | driven / rolled |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| en roulant | en roulant | while driving / while rolling |
