Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Introduction to the verb cafouiller
The English translation of the French verb “cafouiller” is “to mess up” or “to bungle.” The infinitive form “cafouiller” is pronounced as “ka-foo-yay.”
Cafouiller comes from the regional French word “cafouille,” which means “a muddle” or “a mess.” It is commonly used in everyday French to describe situations where things are disorganized, confused, or not going smoothly.
Examples:
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Je cafouille toujours lorsque je parle en public.
(I always mess up when I speak in public.) -
Ne touche pas à mes affaires, tu vas encore cafouiller !
(Don’t touch my things, you’re going to mess them up again!) -
Nous avons cafouillé dans la préparation du dîner.
(We messed up in preparing dinner.)
Cafouiller – 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 cafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | cafouille | Je cafouille souvent en parlant en public. | I often stumble when speaking in public. |
Tu | cafouilles | Tu cafouilles avec tes mots. | You stumble with your words. |
Il/Elle/On | cafouille | Il/Elle/On cafouille en essayant de répondre rapidement. | He/She/One stumbles while trying to answer quickly. |
Nous | cafouillons | Nous cafouillons pendant la présentation. | We stumble during the presentation. |
Vous | cafouillez | Vous cafouillez quand vous êtes nerveux. | You stumble when you are nervous. |
Ils/Elles | cafouillent | Ils/Elles cafouillent en racontant cette histoire. | They stumble while telling this story. |
Other Conjugations for Cafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
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