Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Introduction to the verb postillonner
The English translation of the French verb postillonner is “to postilion” and it is pronounced as “poh-stee-yo-neh”.
Postillonner comes from the French word “postillon” which refers to a person who rides on a horse or in a carriage to guide the horses. In modern French, it can also refer to a driver of a vehicle or a person who delivers mail on horseback.
In everyday French, postillonner is most often used to describe the action of driving a horse-drawn vehicle, or to indicate that someone is delivering something quickly. It can also be used figuratively to mean to go very fast or to speak quickly.
Examples:
- Le cocher postillonne habilement sa calèche dans les rues étroites de la ville. (The coachman expertly drives his carriage through the narrow streets of the city.)
- Le facteur a postillonné à toute vitesse pour livrer toutes les lettres avant midi. (The mailman drove quickly to deliver all the letters before noon.)
- Le professeur postillonne en parlant, il faut lui demander de ralentir pour qu’on puisse le comprendre. (The teacher speaks quickly and we have to ask him to slow down so we can understand him.)
Postillonner – 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 postillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Postillonne | Je postillonne dans la voiture. | I am spitting in the car. |
Tu | Postillonnes | Tu postillonnes en parlant. | You are spitting while talking. |
Il | Postillonne | Il postillonne en mangeant. | He is spitting while eating. |
Elle | Postillonne | Elle postillonne en riant. | She is spitting while laughing. |
On | Postillonne | On postillonne beaucoup pendant la conversation. | We are spitting a lot during the conversation. |
Nous | Postillonnons | Nous postillonnons en jouant. | We are spitting while playing. |
Vous | Postillonnez | Vous postillonnez en buvant. | You are spitting while drinking. |
Ils | Postillonnent | Ils postillonnent en regardant la télévision. | They are spitting while watching TV. |
Elles | Postillonnent | Elles postillonnent en écoutant de la musique. | They are spitting while listening to music. |
Other Conjugations for Postillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb postillonner
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