Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Introduction to the verb barbouiller
The English translation of the French verb barbouiller is “to smudge” or “to make a mess”. It is pronounced as “bar-boo-yay”.
The language origin of barbouiller comes from the Old French word “barbouil” which means “to be covered in mud or dirt”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si tu avais peint le mur, tu l’aurais barbouillé. (If you had painted the wall, you would have smudged it.)
- Nous aurions barbouillé nos vêtements si nous avions mangé des crêpes. (We would have made a mess of our clothes if we had eaten crepes.)
- Elle aurait barbouillé le dessin si elle avait utilisé de l’aquarelle. (She would have smudged the drawing if she had used watercolor.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of barbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais barbouillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais barbouillé. | I would have scribbled on you. |
tu | aurais barbouillé | Tu aurais barbouillé le papier. | You would have scribbled on the paper. |
il | aurait barbouillé | Il aurait barbouillé le tableau. | He would have scribbled on the painting. |
elle | aurait barbouillé | Elle aurait barbouillé son visage. | She would have smeared her face. |
on | aurait barbouillé | On aurait barbouillé les murs. | One would have scribbled on the walls. |
nous | aurions barbouillé | Nous aurions barbouillé le sol. | We would have scribbled on the floor. |
vous | auriez barbouillé | Vous auriez barbouillé le tableau. | You would have scribbled on the painting. |
ils | auraient barbouillé | Ils auraient barbouillé les vêtements. | They would have smeared their clothes. |
elles | auraient barbouillé | Elles auraient barbouillé les livres. | They (female) would have scribbled on the books. |
Other Conjugations for Barbouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
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Barbouiller – 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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