Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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.” It is pronounced as “ahn-ser-kleh.”
The word encercler comes from the Latin word “circulus” meaning “circle.” In everyday French, encercler is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of encercler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Si j’avais encerclé la ville, nous n’aurions pas été pris. (If I had encircled the city, we would not have been caught.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu encercles le mot important pour le mettre en évidence. (You should have encircled the important word to highlight it.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous encercliez la date sur le calendrier. (We would have liked for you to encircle the date on the calendar.)
English translations:
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If I had encircled the city, we would not have been caught.
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You should have encircled the important word to highlight it.
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We would have liked for you to encircle the date on the calendar.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encercler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encerclé | Si je l’avais vu avant, j’aurais aimé que je l’eusse encerclé. | If I had seen it before, I wish I had circled it. |
tu | eusses encerclé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses encerclé cette phrase. | I wish you had circled this sentence. |
il | eût encerclé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût encerclé le bon mot. | I wish he had circled the right word. |
elle | eût encerclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût encerclé la réponse. | I wish she had circled the answer. |
on | eût encerclé | Si on avait su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût encerclé le chemin. | If we had known, I wish we had circled the path. |
nous | eussions encerclé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions encerclé cette partie. | I wish we had circled this part. |
vous | eussiez encerclé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez encerclé les mots clés. | I wish you had circled the keywords. |
ils | eussent encerclé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent encerclé les fautes. | I wish they had circled the mistakes. |
elles | eussent encerclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent encerclé les phrases importantes. | I wish they had circled the important sentences. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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