Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Introduction to the verb pailler
The English translation of the French verb pailler is “to straw” or “to cover with straw.” It is pronounced as [pa.ye].
The word “pailler” comes from the French word “paille,” meaning “straw.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of covering something with straw, such as a floor or a roof. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to embellish” or “to make something more appealing.”
Examples:
- J’ai décidé de pailler le sol de ma terrasse pour l’embellir. (I decided to cover the floor of my terrace with straw to make it more appealing.)
- Les agriculteurs ont paillé leurs cultures pour les protéger du froid. (The farmers covered their crops with straw to protect them from the cold.)
- Les toits des maisons de campagne sont souvent paillés en France. (The roofs of country houses are often covered with straw in France.)
Pailler – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of pailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | paille | Je paille mon jardin. | I mulch my garden.
tu | pailles | Tu pailles le sol. | You mulch the soil.
il | paille | Il paille son potager. | He mulches his vegetable garden.
elle | paille | Elle paille son parterre de fleurs. | She mulches her flower bed.
on | paille | On paille nos plantes. | We mulch our plants.
nous | paillons | Nous paillons nos arbustes. | We mulch our shrubs.
vous | paillez | Vous paillez votre pelouse. | You mulch your lawn.
ils | paillent | Ils paillent leur jardin. | They mulch their garden.
elles | paillent | Elles paillent leur potager. | They mulch their vegetable garden.
Other Conjugations for Pailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pailler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pailler
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