Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Introduction to the verb barbouiller
The English translation of the French verb barbouiller is “to smudge” or “to smear.” The infinitive form of barbouiller is pronounced “bah-r-boo-yay.”
Barbouiller comes from the Old French word “barbouil,” which means “dirty” or “stained.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of barbouiller in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai barbouillé mon dessin avant de l’encadrer. (I had smudged my drawing before framing it.)
- Tu as barbouillé le miroir en nettoyant ta chambre. (You had smeared the mirror while cleaning your room.)
- Les enfants avaient barbouillé leurs visages avec de la peinture. (The children had smeared their faces with paint.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of barbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse barbouillé | I had smeared |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses barbouillé | You had smeared |
il | il eût | Il eût barbouillé | He had smeared |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût barbouillé | She had smeared |
on | on eût | On eût barbouillé | One had smeared |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes barbouillé | We had smeared |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes barbouillé | You had smeared |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent barbouillé | They had smeared |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent barbouillé | They had smeared |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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