Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Introduction to the verb barrer
The English translation of the French verb barrer is “to cross out” or “to block.” The infinitive form of barrer is pronounced as “bah-reh.”
The word barrer comes from the Old French word “barre,” which means “bar” or “barrier.” It is most often used in everyday French as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In the Passé Antérieur tense, barrer is used to talk about an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how barrer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions barré notre nom sur la liste avant de quitter l’hôtel. (We had crossed out our name on the list before leaving the hotel.)
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Elle avait barré la route avec des barrières pour empêcher les voitures d’y accéder. (She had blocked the road with barriers to prevent cars from accessing it.)
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J’avais barré toutes les cases sur le formulaire, mais j’avais oublié de signer en bas. (I had checked all the boxes on the form, but I had forgotten to sign at the bottom.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of barrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse barré | J’eusse barré | I had crossed out |
tu | tu eusses barré | Tu eusses barré | You had crossed out |
il | il eût barré | Il eût barré | He had crossed out |
elle | elle eût barré | Elle eût barré | She had crossed out |
on | on eût barré | On eût barré | One had crossed out |
nous | nous eûmes barré | Nous eûmes barré | We had crossed out |
vous | vous eûtes barré | Vous eûtes barré | You had crossed out |
ils | ils eurent barré | Ils eurent barré | They had crossed out |
elles | elles eurent barré | Elles eurent barré | They had crossed out |
Other Conjugations for Barrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
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Barrer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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