Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Introduction to the verb surcoller
The English translation of the French verb surcoller is “to overglue.” It is pronounced as “sur-koh-lay.”
The word surcoller comes from the prefix “sur,” meaning “over,” and the verb “coller,” meaning “to glue.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of applying too much glue or adhesive to something.
Some examples of its usage are:
- Ne surcolle pas la photo, sinon elle va coller sur tes doigts. (Don’t overglue the photo, otherwise it will stick to your fingers.)
- J’ai accidentellement surcollé les morceaux de papier ensemble. (I accidentally overglued the pieces of paper together.)
- Il faut bien doser la colle pour ne pas surcoller le papier. (You have to measure the glue carefully so you don’t overglue the paper.)
Surcoller – About the French Present Tense
To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.
Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of surcoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
Je | surcolle | Je surcolle mes feuilles. | I glue down my papers. |
Tu | surcolles | Tu surcolles les bords. | You glue down the edges. |
Il | surcolle | Il surcolle les affiches. | He glues down the posters. |
Elle | surcolle | Elle surcolle les photos. | She glues down the photos. |
On | surcolle | On surcolle les étiquettes. | We glue down the labels. |
Nous | surcollons | Nous surcollons les morceaux. | We glue down the pieces. |
Vous | surcollez | Vous surcollez les pages. | You glue down the pages. |
Ils | surcollent | Ils surcollent les feuilles. | They glue down the papers. |
Elles | surcollent | Elles surcollent les pièces. | They glue down the pieces. |
Other Conjugations for Surcoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcoller
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the surcoller Present Tense tense conjugation!
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb surcoller. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb present conjugation!