Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Introduction to the verb encercler
The English translation of the French verb encercler is “to encircle” or “to surround.” The infinitive form, encercler, is pronounced as ahn-sehr-kleh.
The word encercler comes from the Latin word “circulus,” meaning “circle.” It is derived from the French prefix “en,” meaning “in,” and the noun “cercle,” meaning “circle.” In everyday French, encercler is used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of encercler used in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- Nous avons encerclé la ville avec des barricades. (We surrounded the city with barricades.)
- L’armée a encerclé l’ennemi pour les empêcher de s’échapper. (The army encircled the enemy to prevent them from escaping.)
- Les enfants ont encerclé le chat en lui faisant une ronde. (The children encircled the cat by making a circle around it.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of encercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai encerclé | J’ai encerclé la ville. | I surrounded the city. |
tu | as encerclé | Tu as encerclé le mot. | You circled the word. |
il | a encerclé | Il a encerclé le dessin. | He outlined the drawing. |
elle | a encerclé | Elle a encerclé la photo. | She circled the photo. |
on | a encerclé | On a encerclé la maison. | We surrounded the house. |
nous | avons encerclé | Nous avons encerclé la cible. | We encircled the target. |
vous | avez encerclé | Vous avez encerclé le parc. | You surrounded the park. |
ils | ont encerclé | Ils ont encerclé la forêt. | They surrounded the forest. |
elles | ont encerclé | Elles ont encerclé le lac. | They encircled the lake. |
Other Conjugations for Encercler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encercler
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Encercler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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