The French for purr is the verb ronronner

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French for purr is the regular ER verb ronronner, displayed below in an easy to use tabular format which enables you to learn by subject pronoun, AND by tense. Most verb tables only allow you to learn only by tense, one tense at a time.

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So, if you want to know how to say purr in French, how to express the verb in all the main tenses, here it is.

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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb ronronner - French for purr

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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of ronronner, which is French for purr.

• I purr.
• you purred.
• he will purr.
• we would purr.
• they may purr.

The Verb Conjugation Tables below for ronronner, enable you to practise your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Repeat the process again and again for best results.

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE ronronner
Simple Tenses ronronner
TENSE	je/j’	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent purr	ronronne	ronronnes	ronronne	ronronnons	ronronnez	ronronnent
Past Imperfect Imparfait purred	ronronnais	ronronnais	ronronnait	ronronnions	ronronniez	ronronnaient
Simple Past Passé Simple purred	ronronnai	ronronnas	ronronna	ronronnâmes	ronronnâtes	ronronnèrent
Future Futur will purr	ronronnerai	ronronneras	ronronnera	ronronnerons	ronronnerez	ronronneront
Conditional Conditionnel would purr	ronronnerais	ronronnerais	ronronnerait	ronronnerions	ronronneriez	ronronneraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may purr	ronronne	ronronnes	ronronne	ronronnions	ronronniez	ronronnent
Compound Tenses ronronner
Present Perfect Passé Composé have purred	ai ronronné	as ronronné	a ronronné	avons ronronné	avez ronronné	ont ronronné
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had purred	avais ronronné	avais ronronné	avait ronronné	avions ronronné	aviez ronronné	avaient ronronné
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have	aurai ronronné	auras ronronné	aura ronronné	aurons ronronné	aurez ronronné	auront ronronné
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have purred	aurais ronronné	aurais ronronné	aurait ronronné	aurions ronronné	auriez ronronné	auraient ronronné
Imperative Imperatif purr!		ronronne		ronronnons	ronronnez

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of ronronner the French for purr
présent de l’indicatif

je ronronne
- I purr
tu ronronnes
- you purr - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on ronronne
- he, she, it, one purrs
nous ronronnons
- we purr
vous ronronnez
- you purr (formal or plural)
ils, elles ronronnent
- they purr

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Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
imparfait de l’indicatif

je ronronnais
- I purred
- I was purring
tu ronronnais
- you purred- (familiar or informal)
- you were purring
il, elle, on ronronnait
- he, she, it, one purred
- he, she, it, one was purring
nous ronronnions
- we purred
- we were purring
vous ronronniez
- you purred- (formal or plural)
- you were purring
ils, elles ronronnaient
- they purred
- they were purring

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Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
passé simple

je ronronnai
- I purred
tu ronronnas
- you purred- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on ronronna
- he, she, it, one purred
nous ronronnâmes
- we purred
vous ronronnâtes
- you purred- (formal or plural)
ils, elles ronronnèrent
they purred
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).

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Future Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
futur

je ronronnerai
- I will purr
tu ronronneras
- you will purr (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on ronronnera
- he, she, it, one will purr
nous ronronnerons
- we will purr
vous ronronnerez
- you will purr (formal or plural)
ils, elles ronronneront
- they will purr

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Conditional Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
conditionnel

je ronronnerais
- I would purr
tu ronronnerais
- you would purr (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on ronronnerait
- he, she, it, one would purr
nous ronronnerions
- we would purr
vous ronronneriez
- you would purr (formal or plural)
ils, elles ronronneraient
- they would purr

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Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
présent de subjonctif

que je ronronne
- that I may purr
que tu ronronnes
- that you may purr(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on ronronne
- that he, she, it, one may purr
que nous ronronnions
- that we may purr
que vous ronronniez
- that you may purr(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles ronronnent
- that they may purr

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The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb ronronner - the verb ‘to purr’ in French

Past Participle of ronronner is:
ronronné -purred.

It's vital that you learn the past participle and the conjugations of avoir because these combinations form the 4 compound tenses which are listed below.

• I have purred
• you had purred
• he will have purred
• we would have purred

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Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of ronronner - French for purr
passé composé

Here’s the French for purr conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai ronronné
- I have purred or I did purr or
- I purred
tu as ronronné
- you have purred or you did purr - (familiar or informal) or
- you purred
il, elle, on a ronronné
- he, she, it, one has purr or did purr
- he, she, it purred
nous avons ronronné
- we have purred or we did purr
- we purred
vous avez ronronné
- you have purred or you did purr (formal or plural) or
- or we purred
ils, elles ont ronronné
- they have purred or they did purr
- they purred

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Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of ronronner - purr in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

Here’s the French for -purr conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais ronronné
- I had purred
tu avais ronronné
- you had purred- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait ronronné
- he, she, it, one had purred
nous avions ronronné
- we had purred
vous aviez ronronné
- you had purred (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient ronronné
- they had purred

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Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
futur antérieur

j’aurai ronronné
- I will have
tu auras ronronné
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura ronronné
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons ronronné
- we will have
vous aurez ronronné
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront ronronné
- they will have

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Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
conditionnel passé

j’aurais ronronné
- I would have purred
tu aurais ronronné
- you would have purred- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait ronronné
- he, she, it, one would have purred
nous aurions ronronné
- we would have purred
vous auriez ronronné
- you would have purred- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient ronronné
- they would have purred

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Imperative Tense conjugations of ronronner, the French for purr
impératif

ronronne
- purr!
ronronnons
- let’s purr!
ronronnez
- purr!

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Present Participle of ronronner

ronronnant - purring

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