Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Introduction to the verb baratter
The English translation of the French verb baratter is “to swindle” or “to cheat.” It is pronounced as “bah-rah-teh” in its infinitive form.
The word baratter comes from the Old French word “barate” meaning “deception” or “fraud.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that would have happened in the past.
Three simple examples of using baratter in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais su qu’il voulait me baratter, je ne lui aurais jamais prêté de l’argent. (If I had known he wanted to cheat me, I would have never lent him money.)
- Elle m’aurait sûrement baratté si je n’avais pas vérifié tous les documents. (She would have definitely swindled me if I hadn’t checked all the documents.)
- Tu aurais été arnaqué si tu avais acheté cette voiture d’occasion sans faire une inspection complète. (You would have been ripped off if you had bought this second-hand car without doing a thorough inspection.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of baratter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais baratté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais baratté. | If I had more time, I would have churned. |
tu | aurais baratté | Tu aurais baratté le lait pour faire du beurre. | You would have churned the milk to make butter. |
il | aurait baratté | Il aurait baratté cette affaire. | He would have stirred up this matter. |
elle | aurait baratté | Elle aurait baratté pour la fête. | She would have churned for the party. |
on | aurait baratté | On aurait baratté le beurre tous ensemble. | We would have churned the butter together. |
nous | aurions baratté | Nous aurions baratté le lait en silence. | We would have churned the milk in silence. |
vous | auriez baratté | Vous auriez baratté plus rapidement. | You would have churned more quickly. |
ils | auraient baratté | Ils auraient baratté le beurre pour les invités. | They would have churned the butter for the guests. |
elles | auraient baratté | Elles auraient baratté pour la vente de charité. | They (female) would have churned for the charity sale. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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