Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Introduction to the verb grappiller
The English translation of the French verb “grappiller” is “to glean” or “to pick up scraps”. The infinitive form is pronounced as [gʁa.pi.je].
The word “grappiller” originated from the Old French word “grapir”, meaning “to seize”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of gathering or collecting small or leftover things, often in a metaphorical sense.
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Il aime grappiller des informations ici et là.
(He likes to gather information here and there.) -
Elle grappille quelques minutes de sommeil entre les réunions.
(She grabs a few minutes of sleep between meetings.) -
Nous devons grappiller des points pour remonter au classement.
(We need to pick up some points to climb up in the rankings.)
Grappiller – 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 grappiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | grappille | Je grappille quelques raisins dans le jardin. | I pick a few grapes in the garden. |
Tu | grappilles | Tu grappilles des informations sur internet. | You gather information on the internet. |
Il | grappille | Il grappille des morceaux de pain lors du repas. | He picks at pieces of bread during the meal. |
Elle | grappille | Elle grappille quelques minutes de sommeil le matin. | She snatches a few minutes of sleep in the morning. |
On | grappille | On grappille des idées pour notre projet. | We gather ideas for our project. |
Nous | grappillons | Nous grappillons des fruits dans le verger. | We pick fruits in the orchard. |
Vous | grappillez | Vous grappillez des bonbons dans le placard. | You pick at candies in the cupboard. |
Ils | grappillent | Ils grappillent des données pour leur recherche. | They gather data for their research. |
Elles | grappillent | Elles grappillent des fleurs dans le jardin. | They pick flowers in the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Grappiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb grappiller
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