Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Introduction to the verb tournailler
The English translation of the French verb tournailler is “to spin/to turn/to stir”. It is pronounced as “toor-nay-ee-yay”.
The word tournailler is a combination of the words “tourner” meaning “to turn” and “ailler” meaning “to do”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of spinning or stirring something, but can also have a figurative meaning of causing confusion or agitation.
Examples:
- Je dois tournailler la sauce pour qu’elle ne brûle pas. (I have to stir the sauce so it doesn’t burn.)
- La machine à laver tournaillait pendant des heures. (The washing machine was spinning for hours.)
- La dispute a fait tournailler toute la famille. (The argument caused confusion in the entire family.)
Tournailler – 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 tournailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | tournaillE | Je tournaillE un peu | I am turning a little |
Tu | tournaillES | Tu tournaillES souvent | You are turning often |
Il | tournaillE | Il tournaillE vite | He is turning fast |
Elle | tournaillE | Elle tournaillE bien | She is turning well |
On | tournaillE | On tournaillE doucement | One is turning slowly |
Nous | tournaillONS | Nous tournaillONS ensemble | We are turning together |
Vous | tournaillEZ | Vous tournaillEZ habilement | You are turning skillfully |
Ils | tournaillENT | Ils tournaillENT avec force | They are turning with force |
Elles | tournaillENT | Elles tournaillENT avec grâce | They (f) are turning gracefully |
Other Conjugations for Tournailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournailler
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