Passé Simple (Simple Past) 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 as “bar-boo-yay.”
The verb “barbouiller” has its origins in the Old French word “barboter,” which means “to tramp in the mud.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in written texts rather than in spoken language.
Here are three examples of “barbouiller” in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
- Il barbouilla son visage avec de la peinture.
(He smudged his face with paint.) - Elle barbouilla la feuille de papier en écrivant rapidement.
(She smeared the piece of paper while writing quickly.) - Ils barbouillèrent leurs vêtements en mangeant des spaghettis.
(They smudged their clothes while eating spaghetti.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French today, as it has been mostly replaced by the Passé Composé tense.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of barbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | barbouillai | J’ai barbouillé le papier. | I smeared the paper. |
Tu | barbouillas | Tu barbouillas la peinture. | You smeared the paint. |
Il | barbouilla | Il barbouilla son visage. | He smeared his face. |
Elle | barbouilla | Elle barbouilla le mur. | She smeared the wall. |
On | barbouilla | On barbouilla le tableau. | One smeared the painting. |
Nous | barbouillâmes | Nous barbouillâmes le sol. | We smeared the floor. |
Vous | barbouillâtes | Vous barbouillâtes votre chemise. | You smeared your shirt. |
Ils | barbouillèrent | Ils barbouillèrent le dessin. | They smeared the drawing. |
Elles | barbouillèrent | Elles barbouillèrent le livre. | They (feminine) smeared the book. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
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
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barbouiller
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Barbouiller – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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