Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baratter
Introduction to the verb baratter
The English translation of the French verb baratter is “to embezzle” or “to cheat.” It is pronounced “bah-rah-TAY.”
The language origin of baratter can be traced back to the Latin word “barbatare,” which means “to cheat.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the compound past tense used to describe events that occurred before another past event.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Il avait baratté l’argent avant que la police n’arrive. (He had embezzled the money before the police arrived.)
- Elle avait baratté toute sa fortune avant de fuir le pays. (She had cheated all her fortune before fleeing the country.)
- Leur entreprise avait baratté des millions d’euros avant que le scandale n’éclate. (Their company had embezzled millions of euros before the scandal broke out.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of baratter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse baratté | I had churned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses baratté | You had churned |
il | il eût | Il eût baratté | He had churned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût baratté | She had churned |
on | on eût | On eût baratté | One had churned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes baratté | We had churned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes baratté | You had churned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent baratté | They had churned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent baratté | They had churned |
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 (this article)
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
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 Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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