Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Introduction to the verb ballotter
The English translation of the French verb “ballotter” is “to toss” or “to buffet”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-luh-teh”.
The word “ballotter” comes from the Middle French “balotter”, which means “to toss” or “to roll”. In everyday French, it is commonly used to describe the action of being tossed or buffeted by wind or waves.
Examples:
- Le bateau ballotte dans les vagues. (The boat is tossed in the waves.)
- Je me suis senti ballotter par le vent violent. (I felt buffeted by the strong wind.)
- Les feuilles ballottaient dans l’air pendant la tempête. (The leaves were being tossed in the air during the storm.)
Ballotter – 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 ballotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ballotte | Je ballotte | I jolt |
tu | ballottes | Tu ballottes | You jolt |
il | ballotte | Il ballotte | He jolts |
elle | ballotte | Elle ballotte | She jolts |
on | ballotte | On ballotte | One jolts |
nous | ballottons | Nous ballottons | We jolt |
vous | ballottez | Vous ballottez | You jolt |
ils | ballottent | Ils ballottent | They jolt |
elles | ballottent | Elles ballottent | They jolt |
Other Conjugations for Ballotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
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