Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Introduction to the verb barbouiller
The English translation of the French verb barbouiller is “to smear” or “to smudge.” It is pronounced as “bar-boo-yay.”
The word barbouiller comes from the Old French word barbouil, which means “to paint badly.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of smearing or smudging something, usually with a wet or sticky substance.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, barbouiller is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action. For example:
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Si je barbouillais le mur avec de la peinture rouge, il serait joli. (If I were to smear the wall with red paint, it would look nice.)
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Tu barbouillerais ton visage avec de la crème glacée si tu n’avais pas peur de te salir. (You would smear your face with ice cream if you weren’t afraid of getting dirty.)
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Ils barbouilleraient les feuilles avec du jus de fruits pour les rendre colorées. (They would smear the leaves with fruit juice to make them colorful.)
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If I were to smear the wall with red paint, it would look nice.
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You would smear your face with ice cream if you weren’t afraid of getting dirty.
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They would smear the leaves with fruit juice to make them colorful.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of barbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | barbouillerais | Je barbouillerais avec mes doigts. | I would smear with my fingers. |
tu | barbouillerais | Tu barbouillerais ta feuille. | You would scribble on your sheet. |
il | barbouillerait | Il barbouillerait son visage. | He would smudge his face. |
elle | barbouillerait | Elle barbouillerait son dessin. | She would mess up her drawing. |
on | barbouillerait | On barbouillerait sur les murs. | One would scribble on the walls. |
nous | barbouillerions | Nous barbouillerions nos vêtements. | We would stain our clothes. |
vous | barbouilleriez | Vous barbouilleriez des pages. | You would mess up some pages. |
ils | barbouilleraient | Ils barbouilleraient le tableau. | They would scribble on the whiteboard. |
elles | barbouilleraient | Elles barbouilleraient leurs mains. | They would smear their hands. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
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 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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