Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Introduction to the verb travailloter
The English translation of the French verb travailloter is “to work on something in a casual or unsteady manner”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “trah-vah-yaw-tay”.
Travailloter comes from the French words “travailler” meaning “to work” and “loter” meaning “to dabble or tinker with”. It is often used in everyday French to describe someone who is working on a task without much focus or commitment.
Examples:
- Je n’aime pas travailloter, je préfère travailler avec méthode. (I don’t like to work unsteadily, I prefer to work with method.)
- Il a tendance à travailloter sur son projet au lieu de le terminer. (He tends to dabble on his project instead of finishing it.)
- Elle a passé toute la journée à travailloter dans son jardin. (She spent the whole day tinkering in her garden.)
Travailloter – 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 travailloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | travaille | Je travaille à mi-temps. | I work part-time. |
Tu | travailles | Tu travailles beaucoup. | You work a lot. |
Il | travaille | Il travaille à la maison. | He works from home. |
Elle | travaille | Elle travaille dans un bureau. | She works in an office. |
On | travaille | On travaille ensemble. | We work together. |
Nous | travaillons | Nous travaillons dur. | We work hard. |
Vous | travaillez | Vous travaillez tard ce soir. | You work late tonight. |
Ils | travaillent | Ils travaillent pour une grande entreprise. | They work for a big company. |
Elles | travaillent | Elles travaillent dans le même domaine. | They all work in the same field. |
Other Conjugations for Travailloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travailloter
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