Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Introduction to the verb paloter
The English translation of the French verb paloter is “to paw” or “to paw at”. It is pronounced as [pa-luh-tey].
The word paloter comes from the French word “pâte” which means “paw”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of touching or handling something with the hands in a rough or clumsy manner.
Examples:
- Il palote le chaton avec tendresse. (He is pawing the kitten gently.)
- Arrête de paloter tes cadeaux, tu vas les abîmer! (Stop pawing at your gifts, you’ll ruin them!)
- Les enfants adorent paloter la pâte à modeler. (Children love to paw at playdough.)
Translation:
He paws the kitten lovingly.
Stop pawing at your gifts, you’ll ruin them!
Children love to paw at playdough.
Paloter – 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 paloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | palote | Je palote avec mes amis. | I palote with my friends. |
tu | palotes | Tu palotes souvent. | You palote often. |
il | palote | Il palote en silence. | He palotes silently. |
elle | palote | Elle palote bien. | She palotes well. |
on | palote | On palote tous ensemble. | We palote together. |
nous | palotons | Nous palotons dans le parc. | We palote in the park. |
vous | palotez | Vous palotez avec élégance. | You palote with elegance. |
ils | palotent | Ils palotent en travaillant. | They palote while working. |
elles | palotent | Elles palotent en riant. | They palote while laughing. |
Other Conjugations for Paloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb paloter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb paloter
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