Key facts

Corder

To twist · to twist into rope

C1Regular
Stem
cord
Past participle
cordé

Examples

Elle fait corder sa raquette de tennis.

I stack the wood in cords.

Il faut corder cette caisse.

He doesn't cord the stack.

-

We were cording everything.

-

We stacked the wood in cords.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jecorde
Itwist
Tucordes
Youtwist
Ilcorde
Hetwists
Nouscordons
Wetwist
Vouscordez
Youtwist
Ilscordent
Theytwist

Futur proche

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

Jevais corder
Iam going to twist
Tuvas corder
Youare going to twist
Ilva corder
Heis going to twist
Nousallons corder
Weare going to twist
Vousallez corder
Youare going to twist
Ilsvont corder
Theyare going to twist

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de corder
Ihave just twisted
Tuviens de corder
Youhave just twisted
Ilvient de corder
Hehas just twisted
Nousvenons de corder
Wehave just twisted
Vousvenez de corder
Youhave just twisted
Ilsviennent de corder
Theyhave just twisted

Passé composé

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

J'ai cordé
Ihave twisted
Tuas cordé
Youhave twisted
Ila cordé
Hehas twisted
Nousavons cordé
Wehave twisted
Vousavez cordé
Youhave twisted
Ilsont cordé
Theyhave twisted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jecorderais
Iwould twist
Tucorderais
Youwould twist
Ilcorderait
Hewould twist
Nouscorderions
Wewould twist
Vouscorderiez
Youwould twist
Ilscorderaient
Theywould twist

Futur simple

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

Jecorderai
Iwill twist
Tucorderas
Youwill twist
Ilcordera
Hewill twist
Nouscorderons
Wewill twist
Vouscorderez
Youwill twist
Ilscorderont
Theywill twist

Imparfait

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

Jecordais
Iwas twisting
Tucordais
Youwere twisting
Ilcordait
Hewas twisting
Nouscordions
Were twisting
Vouscordiez
Youwere twisting
Ilscordaient
Theywere twisting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)corde
Youtwist
(Nous)cordons
Wetwist
(Vous)cordez
Youtwist

Participe présent

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

cordant
twisting

Gérondif présent

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

en cordant
twisting

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