Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Introduction to the verb recercler
The English translation of the French verb recercler is “to circle again” or “to encircle”.
The infinitive form of recercler is pronounced “ruh-sehr-kluh”.
Recercler comes from the combination of the prefix “re-” meaning “again” and the verb “cercler” meaning “to circle”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of circling something again or enclosing something within a circle.
Examples:
- Nous avons dû recercler la cible plusieurs fois avant de l’atteindre. (We had to circle the target several times before hitting it.)
- Les parents ont recerclé le parc pour s’assurer que leurs enfants ne s’échappent pas. (The parents encircled the park to make sure their children wouldn’t escape.)
- Le peintre a recerclé le visage avec une ligne noire pour le mettre en valeur. (The painter circled the face with a black line to highlight it.)
Recercler – 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 recercler
Pronoun| Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | recerce | Je recerce mon stylo. | I circle back my pen. |
Tu | recercles | Tu recercles tes erreurs. | You circle back your mistakes. |
Il | recercle | Il recercle le mot. | He circles back the word. |
Elle | recercle | Elle recercle avec précaution. | She circles back carefully. |
On | recercle | On recercle les informations. | One circles back the information. |
Nous | recerclons | Nous recerclons le dessin. | We circle back the drawing. |
Vous | recerclez | Vous recerclez les tasses. | You circle back the cups. |
Ils | recerclent | Ils recerclent les points clés. | They circle back the key points. |
Elles | recerclent | Elles recerclent les dates importantes. | They (feminine) circle back the important dates. |
Other Conjugations for Recercler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recercler (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recercler
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