Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Introduction to the verb encelluler
The English translation of the French verb “encelluler” is “to imprison” or “to lock up.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “encelluler” is: ahn-seh-lyuh-leh.
The word “encelluler” is derived from the French noun “cellule,” which means “cell” or “prison cell” in English. It is used in everyday French to convey the action of putting someone in prison or to describe the act of locking someone up.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Mes parents m’encellulaient chaque fois que je rentrais tard.
(My parents would imprison me every time I came home late.) -
Pendant la guerre, les soldats encellulaient les prisonniers de manière abusive.
(During the war, the soldiers would lock up the prisoners in an abusive manner.) -
L’État encellulait les opposants politiques pour les faire taire.
(The state would imprison political opponents to silence them.)
In these examples, “encelluler” is used in the imparfait tense to describe a repeated or ongoing action in the past.
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of encelluler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | encellulais | J’encellulais les documents. | I was putting documents in cells. |
tu | encellulais | Tu encellulais les objets. | You were putting objects in cells. |
il | encellulait | Il encellulait les fichiers. | He was putting files in cells. |
elle | encellulait | Elle encellulait les dossiers. | She was putting folders in cells. |
on | encellulait | On encellulait les données. | We were putting data in cells. |
nous | encellulions | Nous encellulions les informations. | We were putting information in cells. |
vous | encelluliez | Vous encelluliez les rapports. | You were putting reports in cells. |
ils | encellulaient | Ils encellulaient les chiffres. | They were putting numbers in cells. |
elles | encellulaient | Elles encellulaient les statistiques. | They were putting statistics in cells. |
Other Conjugations for Encelluler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encelluler
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Encelluler – About the French Imparfait Tense
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Formation of the Imparfait Tense
For regular -er verbs:
For regular -ir verbs
For regular -re verbs
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Description of Past Habits
Background Information
Mental and Emotional States
It’s employed to express emotions, thoughts, or physical sensations in the past. For example: “J’étais content quand il est arrivé.” (I was happy when he arrived.)
Ongoing Actions
Points to Note About the Imparfait Tense
Passé Composé vs. Imparfait
Conditional
Si Clauses
Narration
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