Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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 is pronounced as ahn-ser-kle.
The word encercler comes from the Latin word “circulus” meaning “circle”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of surrounding or enclosing something or someone.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, encercler is used to talk about an action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si j’avais été plus rapide, j’aurais pu encercler l’ennemi avant qu’il ne s’échappe. (If I had been faster, I could have surrounded the enemy before they escaped.)
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Nous aurions encerclé la ville si nous avions eu plus de soldats. (We would have surrounded the city if we had had more soldiers.)
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Tu aurais encerclé la maison avec les barrières si tu avais pensé à la sécurité. (You would have surrounded the house with barriers if you had thought about safety.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of encercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais encerclé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais encerclé. | I would have surrounded you. |
tu | aurais encerclé | Tu aurais encerclé la maison. | You would have surrounded the house. |
il | aurait encerclé | Il aurait encerclé la ville. | He would have surrounded the city. |
elle | aurait encerclé | Elle aurait encerclé le parc. | She would have surrounded the park. |
on | aurait encerclé | On aurait encerclé l’île. | One would have surrounded the island. |
nous | aurions encerclé | Nous aurions encerclé la région. | We would have surrounded the region. |
vous | auriez encerclé | Vous auriez encerclé le quartier. | You would have surrounded the neighborhood. |
ils | auraient encerclé | Ils auraient encerclé la frontière. | They would have surrounded the border. |
elles | auraient encerclé | Elles auraient encerclé la montagne. | They (female) would have surrounded the mountain. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
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