Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Introduction to the verb pécloter
The English translation of the French verb pécloter is “to fumble” or “to bungle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “pay-clow-tay.”
Pécloter comes from the French word “péclot,” which means a clumsy or awkward person. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is clumsy or makes mistakes, usually in a comical way.
Example 1: Ne me laisse pas faire les courses, je vais tout pécloter. (Don’t let me do the grocery shopping, I’ll just fumble everything.)
Example 2: Elle a pécloté son discours et tout le monde a rigolé. (She bungled her speech and everyone laughed.)
Example 3: En essayant de réparer l’ordinateur, il a encore pécloté. (While trying to fix the computer, he bumbled again.)
Pécloter – 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 pécloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Je péclote | Je péclote tous les jours. | I am stammering every day.
Tu | Tu péclotes | Tu péclotes souvent. | You often stammer.
Il | Il péclote | Il péclote en public. | He stammers in public.
Elle | Elle péclote | Elle péclote quand elle est nerveuse. | She stammers when she is nervous.
On | On péclote | On péclote tout le temps. | One stammers all the time.
Nous | Nous péclotons | Nous péclotons ensemble. | We stammer together.
Vous | Vous péclotez | Vous péclotez facilement. | You stammer easily.
Ils | Ils péclotent | Ils péclotent devant leur classe. | They stammer in front of their class.
Elles | Elles péclotent | Elles péclotent depuis qu’elles sont petites. | They have been stammering since they were little.
Other Conjugations for Pécloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pécloter
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