Les gendarmes cernèrent la maison où il s’était réfugié.
The policemen surrounded the house in which he had been hiding.
cerner
/sɛʁ.ne/to surround
regularauxiliary: avoir
Examples in context
La discussion a aidé à cerner le problème.
The discussion helped to clarify the nature and scope of the problem.
Il avait les yeux cernés de noir.
He had dark circles around his eyes.
Practise cerner in Verbly
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Indicative
Present
Tense guide →| je | cerne/sɛʁn/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernes/sɛʁn/ | |
| il/elle | cerne/sɛʁn/ | |
| nous | cernons | |
| vous | cernez | |
| ils/elles | cernent |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | cernais | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernais | |
| il/elle | cernait | |
| nous | cernions | |
| vous | cerniez | |
| ils/elles | cernaient |
Future
Tense guide →| je | cernerai | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cerneras | |
| il/elle | cernera | |
| nous | cernerons | |
| vous | cernerez | |
| ils/elles | cerneront |
Simple past
Tense guide →| je | cernai | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernas | |
| il/elle | cerna | |
| nous | cernâmes | |
| vous | cernâtes | |
| ils/elles | cernèrent |
Subjunctive
Present
Tense guide →| je | cerne/sɛʁn/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernes/sɛʁn/ | |
| il/elle | cerne/sɛʁn/ | |
| nous | cernions | |
| vous | cerniez | |
| ils/elles | cernent |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | cernasse | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernasses | |
| il/elle | cernât | |
| nous | cernassions | |
| vous | cernassiez | |
| ils/elles | cernassent |
Conditional
Present
Tense guide →| je | cernerais | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cernerais | |
| il/elle | cernerait | |
| nous | cernerions | |
| vous | cerneriez | |
| ils/elles | cerneraient |
Other forms
Infinitive
Tense guide →| cerner/sɛʁ.ne/ |
Imperative
Tense guide →| tu | cerne/sɛʁn/ | |
|---|---|---|
| nous | cernons | |
| vous | cernez |
Present participle
Tense guide →| cernant |
Past participle
Tense guide →| cerné | ||
| cernée | ||
| cernés | ||
| cernées |
Gerund
Tense guide →| en cernant |