French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | tressaille | tressaillais | tressaillirai | tressaillirais | tressaille | tressaillisse | ||
| tu | tressailles | tressaillais | tressailliras | tressaillirais | tressailles | tressaillisses | ||
| il | tressaille | tressaillait | tressaillira | tressaillirait | tressaille | tressaillît | ||
| nous | tressaillons | tressaillions | tressaillirons | tressaillirions | tressaillions | tressaillissions | ||
| vous | tressaillez | tressailliez | tressaillirez | tressailliriez | tressailliez | tressaillissiez | ||
| ils | tressaillent | tressaillaient | tressailliront | tressailliraient | tressaillent | tressaillissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai tressailli | avais tressailli | aurai tressailli | aurais tressailli | aie tressailli | eusse tressailli | ||
| tu | as tressailli | avais tressailli | auras tressailli | aurais tressailli | aies tressailli | eusses tressailli | ||
| il | a tressailli | avait tressailli | aura tressailli | aurait tressailli | ait tressailli | eût tressailli | ||
| nous | avons tressailli | avions tressailli | aurons tressailli | aurions tressailli | ayons tressailli | eussions tressailli | ||
| vous | avez tressailli | aviez tressailli | aurez tressailli | auriez tressailli | ayez tressailli | eussiez tressailli | ||
| ils | ont tressailli | avaient tressailli | auront tressailli | auraient tressailli | aient tressailli | eussent tressailli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | tressaillis | eus tressailli | (tu) | tressaille | Present | tressaillant | ||
| tu | tressaillis | eus tressailli | (nous) | tressaillons | Past | tressailli | ||
| il | tressaillit | eut tressailli | (vous) | tressaillez | Perfect | ayant tressailli | ||
| nous | tressaillîmes | eûmes tressailli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | tressaillîtes | eûtes tressailli | (tu) | aie tressailli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | tressaillirent | eurent tressailli | (nous) | ayons tressailli | avoir tressailli | |||
| (vous) | ayez tressailli | |||||||
Tressaillir is an irregular -ir verb.




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