Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Introduction to the verb cercler
The English translation of the French verb cercler is “to circle” or “to encircle.” It is pronounced as “sehr-kleh.”
Cercler comes from the Old French word “cercle,” meaning “circle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Three simple examples of cercler in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai cerclé le mot important dans le texte. (I circled the important word in the text.)
- Tu as cerclé le groupe de personnes que tu voulais inviter à la fête. (You circled the group of people you wanted to invite to the party.)
- Ils ont cerclé la ville avec des barrières de sécurité. (They encircled the city with security barriers.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cerclé | J’ai cerclé la boîte. | I circled the box. |
tu | as cerclé | Tu as cerclé le texte. | You circled the text. |
il | a cerclé | Il a cerclé le mot. | He circled the word. |
elle | a cerclé | Elle a cerclé la phrase. | She circled the sentence. |
on | a cerclé | On a cerclé le dessin. | We circled the drawing. |
nous | avons cerclé | Nous avons cerclé la carte. | We circled the map. |
vous | avez cerclé | Vous avez cerclé le cercle. | You circled the circle. |
ils | ont cerclé | Ils ont cerclé le tableau. | They circled the table. |
elles | ont cerclé | Elles ont cerclé le graphique. | They circled the graph. |
Other Conjugations for Cercler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
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Cercler – 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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