Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Introduction to the verb sabouler
The English translation of the French verb sabouler is “to scrub” or “to scour.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “sa-boo-leh.”
The word sabouler comes from the Old French word “saboule,” meaning “to clean or polish.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of cleaning or scrubbing something vigorously.
Examples:
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Je vais sabouler la salle de bains ce soir. (I am going to scrub the bathroom tonight.)
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Il faut sabouler les casseroles avant de les mettre au lave-vaisselle. (You need to scrub the pots before putting them in the dishwasher.)
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Nous avons saboulé le plancher avec une brosse et du savon. (We scrubbed the floor with a brush and soap.)
Translation:
“1. I am going to scrub the bathroom tonight.
- You need to scrub the pots before putting them in the dishwasher.
- We scrubbed the floor with a brush and soap.”
Sabouler – 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 sabouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | saboule | Je saboule le sable. | I shovel the sand.
Tu | saboules | Tu saboules les feuilles. | You shovel the leaves.
Il | saboule | Il saboule la neige. | He shovels the snow.
Elle | saboule | Elle saboule la terre. | She shovels the dirt.
On | saboule | On saboule les débris. | One shovels the debris.
Nous | saboulons | Nous saboulons les cailloux. | We shovel the rocks.
Vous | saboulez | Vous saboulez le gravier. | You shovel the gravel.
Ils | saboulent | Ils saboulent les déchets. | They shovel the waste.
Elles | saboulent | Elles saboulent la boue. | They shovel the mud.
Other Conjugations for Sabouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb sabouler
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