Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Introduction to the verb travestir
The English translation of the French verb travestir is “to disguise” or “to dress up.” It is pronounced as “trah-veh-stir.”
The word “travestir” comes from the Old French word “traveer,” meaning “to disguise.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of dressing up or disguising oneself in a costume or outfit.
Three simple examples of its usage in everyday French are:
- Je vais me travestir en pirate pour le bal costumé. (I am going to dress up as a pirate for the costume ball.)
- Les acteurs étaient méconnaissables après s’être travestis en vieillards. (The actors were unrecognizable after disguising themselves as old men.)
- Elle adore se travestir en différentes célébrités pour Halloween. (She loves to dress up as different celebrities for Halloween.)
Travestir – 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 travestir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je travestis | Je travestis en pirate. | I am dressing up as a pirate. |
Tu | tu travestis | Tu travestis en princesse. | You are dressing up as a princess. |
Il | il travestit | Il travestit en clown. | He is dressing up as a clown. |
Elle | elle travestit | Elle travestit en sorcière. | She is dressing up as a witch. |
On | on travestit | On travestit en zombie. | We are dressing up as a zombie. |
Nous | nous travestissons | Nous travestissons en superhéros. | We are dressing up as superheroes. |
Vous | vous travestissez | Vous travestissez en animal. | You are dressing up as an animal. |
Ils | ils travestissent | Ils travestissent en personnages de film. | They are dressing up as movie characters. |
Elles | elles travestissent | Elles travestissent en chanteuses. | They are dressing up as singers. |
Other Conjugations for Travestir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb travestir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb travestir
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