L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Introduction to the verb barrer
The English translation of barrer is “to bar” or “to block”. It is pronounced as “ba-reh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the verb barrer can be traced back to the Latin word “barra”, meaning “bar” or “beam”. In everyday French, barrer is often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative present tense used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
1) Barrons la porte avant de partir. (Let’s bar the door before leaving.)
2) Barrez la route pour éviter les accidents. (Bar the road to avoid accidents.)
3) Barrez la publicité de votre site web. (Block the advertisements on your website.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of barrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | barre | Barre la porte à clé. | Lock the door. |
tu | barre | Barre la liste des courses. | Cross off the grocery list. |
il | barre | Il barre le chemin avec une barrière. | He blocks the path with a fence. |
elle | barre | Elle barre les lettres en rouge. | She underlines the letters in red. |
on | barre | On barre les noms des absents. | We cross off the names of the absentees. |
nous | barrons | Barrons la route à tous les véhicules. | Let’s block the road for all vehicles. |
vous | barrez | Barrez vos livres. | Close your books. |
ils | barrent | Ils barrent les rues pour la manifestation. | They block the streets for the protest. |
elles | barrent | Elles barrent les chiffres qu’elles ont déjà utilisés. | They cross out the numbers they have already used. |
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
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 (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
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Barrer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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