Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Introduction to the verb fritter
The English translation of the French verb “fritter” is “to waste” or “to squander.” The infinitive form “fritter” is pronounced as “free-tay.”
The word “fritter” comes from the Old French term “fritier,” meaning “to fry.” In everyday French, it is mainly used to convey the idea of wasting or squandering something, whether it be time, money, or opportunities.
Here are three examples of its usage:
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J’ai frité toute la journée en regardant des vidéos sur internet.
(I wasted the whole day watching videos on the internet.) -
Il a frité toutes ses économies dans un mauvais investissement.
(He squandered all his savings on a bad investment.) -
Ne fritons pas nos chances de réussir en négligeant nos études.
(Let’s not waste our chances of success by neglecting our studies.)
Fritter – 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 fritter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | fritte | Je fritte des légumes. | I fritter vegetables. |
Tu | frittes | Tu frittes des beignets. | You fritter fritters. |
Il | fritte | Il fritte des pommes de terre. | He fritters potatoes. |
Elle | fritte | Elle fritte du poisson. | She fritters fish. |
On | fritte | On fritte des oignons. | One/We/They fritter onions. |
Nous | frittons | Nous frittons des crevettes. | We fritter shrimps. |
Vous | frittez | Vous frittez des beignets. | You fritter fritters. |
Ils | frittent | Ils frittent des légumes. | They fritter vegetables. |
Elles | frittent | Elles frittent des pommes de terre. | They fritter potatoes. |
Other Conjugations for Fritter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fritter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fritter
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