Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Introduction to the verb tresser
The English translation of the French verb tresser is “to braid”. It is pronounced “treh-say”.
The word tresser comes from the Old French word “trescer”, meaning “to weave” or “to intertwine”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of creating a braid with hair or other materials, such as fabric or straw.
Examples:
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Je vais tresser mes cheveux pour la soirée. (I am going to braid my hair for the party.)
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Ma grand-mère m’a appris à tresser des paniers en osier. (My grandmother taught me how to braid baskets with willow.)
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Les enfants se sont amusés à tresser des bracelets en laine. (The children had fun braiding wool bracelets.)
Tresser – 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 tresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | tresse | Je tresse mes cheveux. | I braid my hair.
tu | tresses | Tu tresses ta natte. | You braid your braid.
il | tresse | Il tresse une corde. | He braids a rope.
elle | tresse | Elle tresse une couronne. | She braids a crown.
on | tresse | On tresse des paniers. | We braid baskets.
nous | tressons | Nous tressons ensemble. | We braid together.
vous | tressez | Vous tressez vos cheveux. | You braid your hair.
ils | tressent | Ils tressent des bracelets. | They braid bracelets.
elles | tressent | Elles tressent une tresse. | They braid a braid.
Other Conjugations for Tresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb tresser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb tresser
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