Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Introduction to the verb toupiller
The English translation of toupiller is “to twiddle” or “to fiddle with.” It is pronounced “too-pee-yay.”
Toupiller comes from the verb “touper,” which means “to style or fluff up (hair).” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone playing or fiddling with something, whether it be their hair, a pen, or a small object.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je n’arrête pas de me toupiller les cheveux quand je suis nerveux. (I can’t stop twiddling my hair when I’m nervous.)
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Arrête de toupiller ton stylo, tu vas le casser. (Stop fiddling with your pen, you’re going to break it.)
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La petite fille s’amusait à toupiller les fils de son pull. (The little girl was having fun twiddling the strings on her sweater.)
Toupiller – 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 toupiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | toupille | Je toupille | I am toupilling |
tu | toupilles | Tu toupilles | You are toupilling |
il | toupille | Il toupille | He is toupilling |
elle | toupille | Elle toupille | She is toupilling |
on | touppille | On touppille | We are toupilling |
nous | touppillons | Nous touppillons | We are toupilling |
vous | touppillez | Vous touppillez | You are toupilling |
ils | touppillent | Ils touppillent | They are toupilling |
elles | touppillent | Elles touppillent | They are toupilling |
Other Conjugations for Toupiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb toupiller
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