Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Introduction to the verb barboter
The English translation of the French verb barboter is “to paddle” or “to splash.” It is pronounced “bar-boh-tay.”
Barboter comes from the Old French word “barbot,” meaning “mud” or “dirt.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si je pouvais, j’irais barboter dans la mer. (If I could, I would go paddling in the sea.)
- Nous barboterions dans la piscine si le temps était plus chaud. (We would be splashing in the pool if the weather was warmer.)
- Ils barboteraient dans la boue s’ils n’étaient pas si bien élevés. (They would be playing in the mud if they weren’t so well-behaved.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of barboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | barboterais | Je barboterais dans la piscine. | I would splash around in the pool. |
tu | barboterais | Tu barboterais avec les enfants. | You would splash around with the children. |
il | barboterait | Il barboterait dans la boue. | He would splash around in the mud. |
elle | barboterait | Elle barboterait avec ses amis. | She would splash around with her friends. |
on | barboterait | On barboterait dans la mer. | One would splash around in the ocean. |
nous | barboterions | Nous barboterions dans la rivière. | We would splash around in the river. |
vous | barboteriez | Vous barboteriez dans le lac. | You would splash around in the lake. |
ils | barboteraient | Ils barboteraient sous la pluie. | They would splash around in the rain. |
elles | barboteraient | Elles barboteraient dans la fontaine. | They would splash around in the fountain. |
Other Conjugations for Barboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
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Barboter – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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