Key facts

Rouler

To roll · to roll/to drive

B1Regular
Stem
roul
Past participle
roulé

Examples

Je roule en ville.

I drive in town.

Il ne roule pas vite.

He doesn't drive fast.

Nous roulions à gauche.

We were driving on the left.

Nous avons roulé 100 km.

We drove 100 km.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jeroule
Iroll
Turoules
Youroll
Ilroule
Herolls
Nousroulons
Weroll
Vousroulez
Youroll
Ilsroulent
Theyroll

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais rouler
Iam going to roll
Tuvas rouler
Youare going to roll
Ilva rouler
Heis going to roll
Nousallons rouler
Weare going to roll
Vousallez rouler
Youare going to roll
Ilsvont rouler
Theyare going to roll

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de rouler
Ihave just rolled
Tuviens de rouler
Youhave just rolled
Ilvient de rouler
Hehas just rolled
Nousvenons de rouler
Wehave just rolled
Vousvenez de rouler
Youhave just rolled
Ilsviennent de rouler
Theyhave just rolled

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai roulé
Ihave rolled
Tuas roulé
Youhave rolled
Ila roulé
Hehas rolled
Nousavons roulé
Wehave rolled
Vousavez roulé
Youhave rolled
Ilsont roulé
Theyhave rolled

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jeroulerais
Iwould roll
Turoulerais
Youwould roll
Ilroulerait
Hewould roll
Nousroulerions
Wewould roll
Vousrouleriez
Youwould roll
Ilsrouleraient
Theywould roll

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jeroulerai
Iwill roll
Turouleras
Youwill roll
Ilroulera
Hewill roll
Nousroulerons
Wewill roll
Vousroulerez
Youwill roll
Ilsrouleront
Theywill roll

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jeroulais
Iwas rolling
Turoulais
Youwere rolling
Ilroulait
Hewas rolling
Nousroulions
Were rolling
Vousrouliez
Youwere rolling
Ilsroulaient
Theywere rolling

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)roule
Youroll
(Nous)roulons
Weroll
(Vous)roulez
Youroll

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

roulant
rolling

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en roulant
rolling

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