Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Introduction to the verb barboter
The English translation of the French verb barboter is “to splash around” or “to paddle.” It is pronounced as “bar-buh-tey.”
Barboter comes from the Old French word “barbot,” which means “to babble” or “to chatter.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of playing or splashing around in water, such as in a pool or at the beach.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, barboter is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed in the past, before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of barboter.
Here are three simple examples of barboter used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Il eut barboté dans la piscine avant que la pluie ne commence à tomber. (He had splashed around in the pool before the rain started to fall.)
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Nous fûmes bien fatigués après avoir barboté dans l’eau toute la journée. (We were very tired after splashing around in the water all day.)
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Vous eûtes barboté dans la mer avant de rentrer à la maison. (You had paddled in the sea before going back home.)
In these sentences, barboter is used to describe an action that happened and was completed before another past action (the rain starting, being tired, and going back home).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of barboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse barboté | I had splashed around |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses barboté | You had splashed around |
il | il eût | Il eût barboté | He had splashed around |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût barboté | She had splashed around |
on | on eût | On eût barboté | One had splashed around |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes barboté | We had splashed around |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes barboté | You had splashed around |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent barboté | They had splashed around |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent barboté | They had splashed around |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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