Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Introduction to the verb cercler
The English translation of the French verb “cercler” is “to encircle.” The infinitive form “cercler” is pronounced as [sɛʀ.kle].
Cercler originates from the Latin word “circulus” which means “circle.” In everyday French, cercler is most often used to describe the action of surrounding or encircling something or someone.
Examples:
- Les enfants cerclent l’arbre avec une corde. (The children encircle the tree with a rope.)
- Les manifestants ont cerclé le bâtiment pour protester. (The protesters surrounded the building to protest.)
- Il faut cercler le texte en rouge pour le mettre en évidence. (You need to encircle the text in red to highlight it.)
Note: The translations provided are not word-for-word literal translations but rather convey the meaning of the sentences in English.
Cercler – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of cercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | cerlce | Je cerclé les livres. | I circle the books. |
tu | cerlces | Tu cerclés le jardin. | You circle the garden. |
il | cerlce | Il cerclé le tableau. | He circles the picture. |
elle | cerlce | Elle cerclé la lettre. | She circles the letter. |
on | cerlce | On cerclé la salle. | One circles the room. |
nous | cerclons | Nous cerclons les mots. | We circle the words. |
vous | cerclez | Vous cerclez le cercle. | You circle the circle. |
ils | cerclent | Ils cerclent les dessins. | They circle the drawings. |
elles | cerclent | Elles cerclent les images. | They circle the images. |
Other Conjugations for Cercler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cercler (You’re reading it right now!)
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
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
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