French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | circonscris | circonscrivais | circonscrirai | circonscrirais | circonscrive | circonscrivisse | ||
| tu | circonscris | circonscrivais | circonscriras | circonscrirais | circonscrives | circonscrivisses | ||
| il | circonscrit | circonscrivait | circonscrira | circonscrirait | circonscrive | circonscrivît | ||
| nous | circonscrivons | circonscrivions | circonscrirons | circonscririons | circonscrivions | circonscrivissions | ||
| vous | circonscrivez | circonscriviez | circonscrirez | circonscririez | circonscriviez | circonscrivissiez | ||
| ils | circonscrivent | circonscrivaient | circonscriront | circonscriraient | circonscrivent | circonscrivissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai circonscrit | avais circonscrit | aurai circonscrit | aurais circonscrit | aie circonscrit | eusse circonscrit | ||
| tu | as circonscrit | avais circonscrit | auras circonscrit | aurais circonscrit | aies circonscrit | eusses circonscrit | ||
| il | a circonscrit | avait circonscrit | aura circonscrit | aurait circonscrit | ait circonscrit | eût circonscrit | ||
| nous | avons circonscrit | avions circonscrit | aurons circonscrit | aurions circonscrit | ayons circonscrit | eussions circonscrit | ||
| vous | avez circonscrit | aviez circonscrit | aurez circonscrit | auriez circonscrit | ayez circonscrit | eussiez circonscrit | ||
| ils | ont circonscrit | avaient circonscrit | auront circonscrit | auraient circonscrit | aient circonscrit | eussent circonscrit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | circonscrivis | eus circonscrit | (tu) | circonscris | Present | circonscrivant | ||
| tu | circonscrivis | eus circonscrit | (nous) | circonscrivons | Past | circonscrit | ||
| il | circonscrivit | eut circonscrit | (vous) | circonscrivez | Perfect | ayant circonscrit | ||
| nous | circonscrivîmes | eûmes circonscrit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | circonscrivîtes | eûtes circonscrit | (tu) | aie circonscrit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | circonscrivirent | eurent circonscrit | (nous) | ayons circonscrit | avoir circonscrit | |||
| (vous) | ayez circonscrit | |||||||
Circonscrire is an irregular -re verb.

Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here’s everything you need to know.

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.