Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Introduction to the verb baratter
The English translation of the French verb baratter is “to cheat” or “to swindle.” It is pronounced as “bah-rah-teh.”
The word baratter comes from the Latin word “baraterium,” meaning fraud or deceit. It was first used in the 12th century, and its meaning evolved over time to become associated with cheating or swindling.
In everyday French, baratter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action or event that has been completed. It is often used in a negative context, to express disappointment or disapproval of someone’s actions.
Example 1: J’ai découvert qu’il avait baratté sa femme pour son argent. (I discovered that he had cheated on his wife for her money.)
Example 2: Elle a baratté son patron en lui faisant croire qu’elle était malade. (She cheated on her boss by pretending to be sick.)
Example 3: Ils ont baratté le système en leur faveur pour obtenir une réduction d’impôt. (They swindled the system in their favor to get a tax reduction.)
English translations:
- I discovered that he had cheated on his wife for her money.
- She cheated on her boss by pretending to be sick.
- They swindled the system in their favor to get a tax reduction.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of baratter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai baratté | J’ai baratté le lait. | I churned the milk. |
tu | as baratté | Tu as baratté le beurre. | You churned the butter. |
il | a baratté | Il a baratté la crème. | He churned the cream. |
elle | a baratté | Elle a baratté la pâte. | She churned the dough. |
on | a baratté | On a baratté le yaourt. | We churned the yogurt. |
nous | avons baratté | Nous avons baratté le cidre. | We churned the cider. |
vous | avez baratté | Vous avez baratté la glace. | You churned the ice cream. |
ils | ont baratté | Ils ont baratté le lait fermenté. | They churned the buttermilk. |
elles | ont baratté | Elles ont baratté la crème fraîche. | They churned the sour cream. |
Other Conjugations for Baratter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
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Baratter – 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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