Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Introduction to the verb barrer
The English translation of the French verb “barrer” is “to bar” or “to block.” It is pronounced as bah-reh.
The word “barrer” comes from the Old French term “barrer,” meaning “to close” or “to block.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of “barrer” in the Passé Composé tense:
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Hier soir, j’ai barré la porte à clé avant de partir. (Last night, I locked the door before leaving.)
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Nous avons barré le chemin avec des barrières pour empêcher les animaux de s’échapper. (We blocked the path with barriers to prevent the animals from escaping.)
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Il a barré son bulletin de notes avec un marqueur rouge. (He barred his report card with a red marker.)
Note: In all of these examples, the English translation could also use the past tense (locked, blocked, barred) as they both indicate a completed action in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of barrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai barré | J’ai barré ma signature. | I crossed out my signature. |
tu | as barré | Tu as barré le mot. | You crossed out the word. |
il | a barré | Il a barré son nom. | He crossed out his name. |
elle | a barré | Elle a barré la phrase. | She crossed out the sentence. |
on | a barré | On a barré les erreurs. | We crossed out the mistakes. |
nous | avons barré | Nous avons barré les cases. | We crossed out the boxes. |
vous | avez barré | Vous avez barré le numéro. | You crossed out the number. |
ils | ont barré | Ils ont barré les noms. | They crossed out the names. |
elles | ont barré | Elles ont barré les adresses. | They crossed out the addresses. |
Other Conjugations for Barrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barrer
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Barrer – 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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