Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Introduction to the verb barder
The English translation of the French verb barder is “to bard” or “to armor.” It is pronounced “bar-day” in its infinitive form.
The word barder comes from the Latin word “bardus” which means “heavy” or “armored.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and was originally used to describe horses that were equipped with heavy armor. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the action of equipping or covering something with a layer of protection.
In everyday French, barder is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English Present Perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about past actions that have been completed.
Here are three examples of barder in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai bardé ma voiture pour la protéger de la grêle. (I armored my car to protect it from hail.)
- Il a bardé son cheval avant la bataille. (He armored his horse before the battle.)
- Les soldats ont bardé leurs boucliers de cuir. (The soldiers armored their shields with leather.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of barder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bardé | J’ai bardé le cheval. | I covered the horse with strips of bacon. |
tu | as bardé | Tu as bardé le filet. | You covered the net with breadcrumbs. |
il | a bardé | Il a bardé le poisson. | He covered the fish with foil. |
elle | a bardé | Elle a bardé la viande. | She covered the meat with herbs. |
on | a bardé | On a bardé les pommes. | We covered the apples with dough. |
nous | avons bardé | Nous avons bardé le gâteau. | We covered the cake with frosting. |
vous | avez bardé | Vous avez bardé la dinde. | You covered the turkey with bacon. |
ils | ont bardé | Ils ont bardé la casserole. | They covered the casserole with bacon. |
elles | ont bardé | Elles ont bardé le lapin. | They covered the rabbit with bacon. |
Other Conjugations for Barder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barder
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Barder – 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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