Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Introduction to the verb tourniller
The English translation of the French verb tourniller is “to twirl” or “to spin”. It is pronounced as “toor-nee-yay”.
The language origin of tourniller can be traced back to the Old French word “torniellier”, which means “to turn around”. In everyday French, tourniller is most often used to describe movements that involve twisting or spinning.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Elle adore tourniller sa robe lorsque qu’elle danse. (She loves twirling her dress when she dances.)
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Le chaton tournillait autour de sa queue. (The kitten was spinning around its tail.)
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Les enfants se sont amusés à tourniller dans la prairie. (The children had fun spinning in the meadow.)
Tourniller – 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 tourniller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je tournille | Je tournille le stylo. | I spin the pen. |
Tu | Tu tournilles | Tu tournilles tes cheveux. | You twirl your hair. |
Il | Il tournille | Il tournille la bague. | He spins the ring. |
Elle | Elle tournille | Elle tournille une mèche de cheveux. | She twirls a strand of hair. |
On | On tournille | On tournille la clé dans la serrure. | We twirl the key in the lock. |
Nous | Nous tournillons | Nous tournillons les balles de jonglage. | We spin the juggling balls. |
Vous | Vous tournillez | Vous tournillez le volant. | You spin the steering wheel. |
Ils | Ils tournillent | Ils tournillent les stylos en classe. | They spin the pens in class. |
Elles | Elles tournillent | Elles tournillent les foulards dans le vent. | They twirl the scarves in the wind. |
Other Conjugations for Tourniller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tourniller
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