Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Introduction to the verb patouiller
The English translation of the French verb patouiller is “to mix” or “to mess around with”. It is pronounced as “pah-too-yay”.
Patouiller comes from the word “patte” which means “paw” or “foot” in French. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone mixing or messing around with something, usually with their hands.
3 examples of its usage are:
- J’aime bien patouiller dans la cuisine et créer de nouvelles recettes. (I like to mix around in the kitchen and create new recipes.)
- Mon fils adore patouiller avec la peinture, il en met partout! (My son loves to mess around with paint, he gets it everywhere!)
- Elle a passé toute la matinée à patouiller dans son jardin et maintenant c’est un vrai désastre. (She spent the whole morning messing around in her garden and now it’s a real mess.)
Patouiller – 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 patouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je patouille | Je patouille avec mes mains. | I’m messing around with my hands. |
Tu | tu patouilles | Tu patouilles dans la peinture. | You’re playing around in the paint. |
Il | il patouille | Il patouille dans l’eau. | He’s splashing around in the water. |
Elle | elle patouille | Elle patouille dans la boue. | She’s playing in the mud. |
On | on patouille | On patouille avec nos pieds. | We’re messing around with our feet. |
Nous | nous patouillons | Nous patouillons avec les couleurs. | We’re playing around with colors. |
Vous | vous patouillez | Vous patouillez avec la pâte à modeler. | You’re playing around with play dough. |
Ils | ils patouillent | Ils patouillent dans le sable. | They’re playing around in the sand. |
Elles | elles patouillent | Elles patouillent avec la pâte à sel. | They’re playing around with salt dough. |
Other Conjugations for Patouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patouiller
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