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Chatouiller (informal) – to tickle
French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | chatouille | chatouillais | chatouillerai | chatouillerais | chatouille | chatouillasse | ||
| tu | chatouilles | chatouillais | chatouilleras | chatouillerais | chatouilles | chatouillasses | ||
| il | chatouille | chatouillait | chatouillera | chatouillerait | chatouille | chatouillât | ||
| nous | chatouillons | chatouillions | chatouillerons | chatouillerions | chatouillions | chatouillassions | ||
| vous | chatouillez | chatouilliez | chatouillerez | chatouilleriez | chatouilliez | chatouillassiez | ||
| ils | chatouillent | chatouillaient | chatouilleront | chatouilleraient | chatouillent | chatouillassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai chatouillé | avais chatouillé | aurai chatouillé | aurais chatouillé | aie chatouillé | eusse chatouillé | ||
| tu | as chatouillé | avais chatouillé | auras chatouillé | aurais chatouillé | aies chatouillé | eusses chatouillé | ||
| il | a chatouillé | avait chatouillé | aura chatouillé | aurait chatouillé | ait chatouillé | eût chatouillé | ||
| nous | avons chatouillé | avions chatouillé | aurons chatouillé | aurions chatouillé | ayons chatouillé | eussions chatouillé | ||
| vous | avez chatouillé | aviez chatouillé | aurez chatouillé | auriez chatouillé | ayez chatouillé | eussiez chatouillé | ||
| ils | ont chatouillé | avaient chatouillé | auront chatouillé | auraient chatouillé | aient chatouillé | eussent chatouillé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | chatouillai | eus chatouillé | (tu) | chatouille | Present | chatouillant | ||
| tu | chatouillas | eus chatouillé | (nous) | chatouillons | Past | chatouillé | ||
| il | chatouilla | eut chatouillé | (vous) | chatouillez | Perfect | ayant chatouillé | ||
| nous | chatouillâmes | eûmes chatouillé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | chatouillâtes | eûtes chatouillé | (tu) | aie chatouillé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | chatouillèrent | eurent chatouillé | (nous) | ayons chatouillé | avoir chatouillé | |||
| (vous) | ayez chatouillé | |||||||
Chatouiller is a regular -er verb.
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