Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Introduction to the verb taponner
The English translation of the French verb taponner is “to tap”. It is pronounced as “ta-po-nay” in its infinitive form.
The verb taponner is derived from the French noun “tampon”, meaning “stamp” or “pad”. It is most often used in everyday French as a colloquial term to describe tapping or patting something lightly or quickly.
Example 1: Je taponne doucement le bébé pour l’endormir. (I tap lightly on the baby to put it to sleep.)
Example 2: Il a taponné sur son clavier toute la nuit pour finir son rapport. (He tapped on his keyboard all night to finish his report.)
Example 3: Nous avons taponné nos pieds pour enlever la neige avant d’entrer dans la maison. (We tapped our feet to remove the snow before entering the house.)
Taponner – 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 taponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | taponne | Je taponne le papier. | I tap the paper. |
tu | taponnes | Tu taponnes la table. | You tap the table. |
il | taponne | Il taponne son stylo. | He taps his pen. |
elle | taponne | Elle taponne son clavier. | She taps her keyboard. |
on | taponne | On taponne la porte. | We tap the door. |
nous | taponnons | Nous taponnons le sol. | We tap the floor. |
vous | taponnez | Vous taponnez le mur. | You tap the wall. |
ils | taponnent | Ils taponnent le ballon. | They tap the ball. |
elles | taponnent | Elles taponnent leurs mains. | They tap their hands. |
Other Conjugations for Taponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb taponner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb taponner
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