Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Introduction to the verb barboter
The English translation of the French verb barboter is “to paddle” or “to splash around.” The infinitive form of barboter is pronounced as “bar-boh-tay.”
The word barboter comes from the Old French word “barbot,” which means “to stammer” or “to babble.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of barboter in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai barboté dans la piscine toute la journée. (I paddled in the pool all day.)
- Tu as barboté dans la rivière hier soir? (Did you splash around in the river last night?)
- Ils ont barboté dans la mer pendant des heures. (They splashed around in the sea for hours.)
In these examples, barboter is used to describe an action that was completed in the past and has a continuous or repetitive nature to it. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe someone who is fidgeting or moving around restlessly.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of barboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai barboté | J’ai barboté dans la piscine. | I paddled in the pool. |
tu | as barboté | Tu as barboté dans la rivière. | You splashed in the river. |
il | a barboté | Il a barboté dans la boue. | He wallowed in the mud. |
elle | a barboté | Elle a barboté dans la mousse. | She splashed in the foam. |
on | a barboté | On a barboté dans l’océan. | We paddled in the ocean. |
nous | avons barboté | Nous avons barboté dans le lac. | We splashed in the lake. |
vous | avez barboté | Vous avez barboté dans la source. | You paddled in the spring. |
ils | ont barboté | Ils ont barboté dans le ruisseau. | They splashed in the stream. |
elles | ont barboté | Elles ont barboté dans la mare. | They paddled in the puddle. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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