Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Introduction to the verb refiler
The English translation of the French verb refiler is “to pass on” or “to give”. The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced as “ruh-fee-lay”.
Refiler comes from the Old French word “fil” meaning “thread” or “string”. It is most commonly used in everyday French to express the idea of giving or passing something on to someone else. It can also be used in a negative sense, to describe slyly giving or passing something unwanted onto someone.
Examples:
- Je vais te refiler mes vieux vêtements. (I am going to give you my old clothes.)
- Il a réussi à me refiler son rhume. (He managed to pass on his cold to me.)
- Le vendeur a essayé de me refiler un produit de mauvaise qualité. (The salesman tried to slip me a low-quality product.)
Refiler – 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 refiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Refile | Je lui refile ses affaires. | I give him his belongings. |
Tu | Refiles | Tu me refiles ton rhume. | You give me your cold. |
Il | Refile | Il lui refile ses devoirs. | He gives him his homework. |
Elle | Refile | Elle lui refile son numéro de téléphone. | She gives him her phone number. |
On | Refile | On leur refile des cadeaux. | We give them gifts. |
Nous | Refilons | Nous leur refilons nos vêtements. | We give them our clothes. |
Vous | Refilez | Vous lui refilez des conseils. | You give him advice. |
Ils | Refilent | Ils leur refilent des problèmes. | They give them problems. |
Elles | Refilent | Elles leur refilent des idées. | They give them ideas. |
Other Conjugations for Refiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb refiler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb refiler
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