Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Introduction to the verb baréter
The English translation of the French verb baréter is “to barter” or “to haggle.” The infinitive form, baréter, is pronounced bah-ray-tay.
Baréter comes from the Latin word baraterium, meaning “exchange,” and entered French in the 16th century. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or situation in the past.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies barété le prix de la voiture avec le vendeur. (I wish you had haggled the price of the car with the seller.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons barété nos billets d’avion pour un meilleur prix. (It’s possible that we bartered for a better price for our plane tickets.)
- Mes parents m’ont toujours dit qu’ils auraient préféré que j’aie barété le prix de mes études. (My parents always told me that they would have preferred if I had haggled the price of my studies.)
English translations:
- I wish you had bartered the price of the car with the seller.
- It’s possible that we bargained for a better price for our plane tickets.
- My parents always told me that they would have preferred if I had negotiated the price of my studies.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of baréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie barété | Je ne pense pas que j’aie barété. | I don’t think I bartered. |
tu | aies barété | Il faut que tu aies barété. | You must have bartered. |
il | ait barété | Il est possible qu’il ait barété. | It’s possible he bartered. |
elle | ait barété | Elle espère qu’elle ait barété. | She hopes she bartered. |
on | ait barété | On veut qu’on ait barété. | We want it to have been bartered. |
nous | ayons barété | Il est temps que nous ayons barété. | It’s time we bartered. |
vous | ayez barété | Il est important que vous ayez barété. | It’s important you bartered. |
ils | aient barété | Ils doutent qu’ils aient barété. | They doubt they bartered. |
elles | aient barété | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient barété. | They prefer they bartered. |
Other Conjugations for Baréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baréter
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Baréter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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