Key facts

Tisser

To weave · to weave/to build

C1Regular
Stem
tiss
Past participle
tissé

Examples

Je tisse le lien.

I weave the bond.

Il ne tisse pas le coton.

It doesn't weave cotton.

Nous tissions tout.

We were weaving everything.

Nous avons tissé le tapis.

We wove the carpet.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jetisse
Iweave
Tutisses
Youweave
Iltisse
Heweaves
Noustissons
Weave
Voustissez
Youweave
Ilstissent
Theyweave

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais tisser
Iam going to weave
Tuvas tisser
Youare going to weave
Ilva tisser
Heis going to weave
Nousallons tisser
Weare going to weave
Vousallez tisser
Youare going to weave
Ilsvont tisser
Theyare going to weave

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de tisser
Ihave just woven
Tuviens de tisser
Youhave just woven
Ilvient de tisser
Hehas just woven
Nousvenons de tisser
Wehave just woven
Vousvenez de tisser
Youhave just woven
Ilsviennent de tisser
Theyhave just woven

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai tissé
Ihave woven
Tuas tissé
Youhave woven
Ila tissé
Hehas woven
Nousavons tissé
Wehave woven
Vousavez tissé
Youhave woven
Ilsont tissé
Theyhave woven

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jetisserais
Iwould weave
Tutisserais
Youwould weave
Iltisserait
Hewould weave
Noustisserions
Wewould weave
Voustisseriez
Youwould weave
Ilstisseraient
Theywould weave

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jetisserai
Iwill weave
Tutisseras
Youwill weave
Iltissera
Hewill weave
Noustisserons
Wewill weave
Voustisserez
Youwill weave
Ilstisseront
Theywill weave

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jetissais
Iwas weaving
Tutissais
Youwere weaving
Iltissait
Hewas weaving
Noustissions
Were weaving
Voustissiez
Youwere weaving
Ilstissaient
Theywere weaving

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)tisse
Youweave
(Nous)tissons
Weave
(Vous)tissez
Youweave

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

tissant
weaving

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en tissant
weaving

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