Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Introduction to the verb barbouiller
The English translation of the French verb barbouiller is “to smear” or “to smudge.” It is pronounced as “bar-boo-yay.”
The origin of the word can be traced back to the Middle French word “barbouille,” which meant “to paint carelessly.” It is used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai barbouillé mon visage avec de la peinture. (I smeared my face with paint.)
- Elle a barbouillé ses notes de cours avec de l’encre. (She smudged her class notes with ink.)
- Nous avons barbouillé nos mains en jouant avec de la boue. (We got our hands smeared while playing with mud.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of barbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai barbouillé | J’ai barbouillé mon papier. | I smeared my paper. |
tu | as barbouillé | Tu as barbouillé ta robe. | You smeared your dress. |
il | a barbouillé | Il a barbouillé son visage. | He smeared his face. |
elle | a barbouillé | Elle a barbouillé sa toile. | She smeared her canvas. |
on | a barbouillé | On a barbouillé les murs. | We smeared the walls. |
nous | avons barbouillé | Nous avons barbouillé les pages. | We smeared the pages. |
vous | avez barbouillé | Vous avez barbouillé votre image. | You smeared your image. |
ils | ont barbouillé | Ils ont barbouillé leur feuille. | They smeared their sheet. |
elles | ont barbouillé | Elles ont barbouillé leurs mains. | They smeared their hands. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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