Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Introduction to the verb tordre
The English translation of the French verb tordre is “to twist” or “to bend”. It is pronounced as “tohr-druh”.
The language origin of tordre can be traced back to Latin, specifically the word “torquere” which means “to twist”. In everyday French, tordre is often used to describe physical actions such as twisting or bending objects, as well as metaphorical actions such as distorting or contorting the truth.
Three simple examples of tordre in everyday French are:
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Je vais tordre cette branche pour la faire entrer dans le sac. (I am going to twist this branch to fit it into the bag.)
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Il faut tordre le câble pour qu’il ne dépasse pas. (You need to bend the cable so it doesn’t stick out.)
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Ne me tords pas les mots, dis-moi la vérité ! (Don’t twist my words, tell me the truth!)
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I am going to twist this branch to fit it into the bag.
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You need to bend the cable so it doesn’t stick out.
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Don’t twist my words, tell me the truth!
Tordre – 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 tordre
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je tords | Je tords mes cheveux. | I twist my hair. |
Tu | Tu tords | Tu tords le papier. | You twist the paper. |
Il | Il tord | Il tord la feuille. | He twists the sheet. |
Elle | Elle tord | Elle tord la ficelle. | She twists the string. |
On | On tord | On tord le tuyau. | One twists the hose. |
Nous | Nous tordons | Nous tordons les branches. | We twist the branches. |
Vous | Vous tordez | Vous tordez les câbles. | You twist the cables. |
Ils | Ils tordent | Ils tordent le fil. | They twist the wire. |
Elles | Elles tordent | Elles tordent les branches. | They twist the branches. |
Other Conjugations for Tordre.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tordre (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tordre
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