Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Introduction to the verb entourer
The English translation of the French verb entourer is “to surround” or “to encircle.” The infinitive form of entourer is pronounced as “ahn-too-reh.”
The word entourer comes from the French word “tour,” meaning “tower” or “circle,” and the prefix “en,” meaning “around.” It first appeared in written French in the 13th century.
In everyday French, entourer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that was completed in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle of entourer, which is “entouré.”
Here are three simple examples of entourer in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai entouré le jardin de clôtures. (I surrounded the garden with fences.)
- Tu as entouré le mot en rouge. (You circled the word in red.)
- Les enfants ont entouré le gâteau de bougies. (The children encircled the cake with candles.)
In these examples, the action of surrounding or encircling was completed in the past and is expressed using the Passé Composé tense.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of entourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai entouré | J’ai entouré le bâtiment. | I surrounded the building. |
tu | as entouré | Tu as entouré le parc. | You surrounded the park. |
il | a entouré | Il a entouré la ville. | He surrounded the city. |
elle | a entouré | Elle a entouré le jardin. | She surrounded the garden. |
on | a entouré | On a entouré la table. | We surrounded the table. |
nous | avons entouré | Nous avons entouré la maison. | We surrounded the house. |
vous | avez entouré | Vous avez entouré le lac. | You surrounded the lake. |
ils | ont entouré | Ils ont entouré la forêt. | They surrounded the forest. |
elles | ont entouré | Elles ont entouré l’église. | They surrounded the church. |
Other Conjugations for Entourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entourer
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Entourer – 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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