L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) 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-kler” in its infinitive form.
Cercler comes from the Old French word “cercler” which means “to encircle” or “to surround.” It is derived from the Latin word “circulus” which means “circle.” In everyday French, cercler is most often used to describe the action of drawing or tracing a circle or to indicate surrounding or enclosing something or someone.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, cercler is used to give a command or instruction. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Cerclons le mot le plus important dans cette phrase. (Let’s circle the most important word in this sentence.)
- Cercler la réponse correcte. (Circle the correct answer.)
- Cerclent les objets sur la table avant de les dessiner. (Circle the objects on the table before drawing them.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of cercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cercle | Cercle-moi cette phrase. | Circle this sentence for me. |
tu | cercle | Cercle ce mot en rouge. | Circle this word in red. |
il | cerclons | Cerclons le verbe en question. | Let’s circle the verb in question. |
elle | cerclons | Cerclons les points importants. | Let’s circle the important points. |
on | cerclons | Cerclons le texte entier. | Let’s circle the entire text. |
nous | cerclons | Cerclons toutes les erreurs. | Let’s circle all the mistakes. |
vous | cercler | Cercler les éléments clés. | Circle the key elements. |
ils | cerclent | Cerclent les mots en gras. | They circle the words in bold. |
elles | cerclent | Cerclent les questions. | They circle the questions. |
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
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 (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cercler
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Cercler – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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