Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Introduction to the verb tressaillir
The English translation of the French verb tressaillir is “to startle” or “to shudder”. It is pronounced as “treh-sah-yir” in its infinitive form.
Tressaillir comes from the Old French word “tresaillir”, which means “to jump” or “to leap”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe a sudden physical or emotional reaction, such as a start or a shudder.
Examples:
- Je tressaillis en entendant un bruit étrange. (I started at the sound of a strange noise.)
- Elle tressaillit en voyant une araignée sur son bras. (She shuddered upon seeing a spider on her arm.)
- Les enfants ont tressailli de joie en ouvrant leurs cadeaux de Noël. (The children jumped with joy as they opened their Christmas presents.)
Tressaillir – 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 tressaillir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je tressaille | Je tressaille de peur. | I tremble with fear. |
Tu | Tu tressailles | Tu tressailles d’impatience. | You quiver with impatience. |
Il | Il tressaille | Il tressaille de surprise. | He starts with surprise. |
Elle | Elle tressaille | Elle tressaille de joie. | She shudders with joy. |
On | On tressaille | On tressaille devant un film d’horreur. | One flinches at a horror movie. |
Nous | Nous tressaillons | Nous tressaillons de froid. | We shiver from the cold. |
Vous | Vous tressaillez | Vous tressaillez à chaque coup de tonnerre. | You jump at every clap of thunder. |
Ils | Ils tressaillent | Ils tressaillent de colère. | They shudder with anger. |
Elles | Elles tressaillent | Elles tressaillent d’excitation. | They quiver with excitement. |
Other Conjugations for Tressaillir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tressaillir
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