Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Introduction to the verb tournasser
The English translation of the French verb tournasser is “to spin”. It is pronounced as “toor-nah-say” in the infinitive form.
The word tournasser comes from the French word “tourner” meaning “to turn” and the suffix “-asser” which indicates the repetition of an action.
In everyday French, tournasser is often used to describe an action of repeatedly turning or spinning something. Here are three simple examples of its usage with their English translations:
- Elle tournassait les clefs dans la serrure. (She was spinning the keys in the lock.)
- Le petit garçon tournassait la toupie avec enthousiasme. (The little boy was spinning the top with enthusiasm.)
- Le vent tournassait les branches des arbres. (The wind was spinning the branches of the trees.)
Tournasser – 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 tournasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | tournasse | Je tournasse | I turn |
tu | tournasses | Tu tournasses | You turn |
il | tournasse | Il tournasse | He turns |
elle | tournasse | Elle tournasse | She turns |
on | tournasse | On tournasse | One turns |
nous | tournassons | Nous tournassons | We turn |
vous | tournassez | Vous tournassez | You turn |
ils | tournassent | Ils tournassent | They turn |
elles | tournassent | Elles tournassent | They turn |
Other Conjugations for Tournasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tournasser
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