Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Introduction to the verb piétiner
The English translation of piétiner is “to trample” or “to stamp”. It is pronounced as “pee-eh-tee-neh”.
Piétiner comes from the French word “piétin” which means “stamp” or “trample”. It is most often used in everyday French in a figurative sense, meaning to be impatient or restless.
Example 1: Les enfants piétinent d’impatience avant Noël.
Translation: The children are impatiently waiting for Christmas.
Example 2: J’ai piétiné pendant des heures en attendant mon tour.
Translation: I paced for hours while waiting for my turn.
Example 3: Ne piétine pas sur les fleurs, s’il te plaît.
Translation: Please don’t trample on the flowers.
Piétiner – 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 piétiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | piétine | Je piétine sur place. | I am stamping in place. |
Tu | piétines | Tu piétines les fleurs. | You are trampling the flowers. |
Il | piétine | Il piétine avec colère. | He is stomping angrily. |
Elle | piétine | Elle piétine les feuilles mortes. | She is trampling the dead leaves. |
On | piétine | On piétine souvent les herbes. | We often trample the herbs. |
Nous | piétinons | Nous piétinons dans la boue. | We are trampling in the mud. |
Vous | piétinez | Vous piétinez bruyamment. | You are stomping loudly. |
Ils | piétinent | Ils piétinent sur le tapis. | They are trampling on the carpet. |
Elles | piétinent | Elles piétinent les insectes. | They are trampling on the insects. |
Other Conjugations for Piétiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piétiner
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