Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Introduction to the verb scribouiller
The English translation of the French verb scribouiller is “to scribble.” It is pronounced as “skree-boo-ee-yay.”
The language origin of scribouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “escriveillier,” meaning “to scribble.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of writing or drawing quickly and carelessly, usually resulting in messy or illegible lines.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je n’ai pas pu lire ton message, tu as tout scribouillé ! (I couldn’t read your message, you scribbled everything!)
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Les enfants ont passé l’après-midi à scribouiller sur les murs avec des craies colorées. (The kids spent the afternoon scribbling on the walls with colored chalk.)
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Il a scribouillé ses notes en classe et maintenant il ne peut pas les relire. (He scribbled his notes in class and now he can’t read them again.)
Scribouiller – 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 scribouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | scribouille | Je scribouille un poème. | I scribble a poem. |
Tu | scribouilles | Tu scribouilles des notes. | You scribble notes. |
Il | scribouille | Il scribouille un dessin. | He scribbles a drawing. |
Elle | scribouille | Elle scribouille dans son journal. | She scribbles in her journal. |
On | scribouille | On scribouille sur le tableau. | One scribbles on the board. |
Nous | scribouillons | Nous scribouillons ensemble. | We scribble together. |
Vous | scribouillez | Vous scribouillez des mots sur la page. | You scribble words on the page. |
Ils | scribouillent | Ils scribouillent des idées. | They scribble ideas. |
Elles | scribouillent | Elles scribouillent des notes de cours. | They scribble class notes. |
Other Conjugations for Scribouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb scribouiller
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