Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barboter
Introduction to the verb barboter
The English translation of the French verb barboter is “to dabble” or “to splash around”. The infinitive form, barboter, is pronounced “bar-boh-tay”.
Barboter is derived from the Old French word “barbote” meaning “to bubble or gurgle”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that had already been completed before another action in the past.
Examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with English translations are:
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J’avais barboté dans la piscine avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had been splashing around in the pool before my friends arrived.)
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Elle avait barboté dans l’eau toute la journée avant de prendre une douche. (She had been dabbling in the water all day before taking a shower.)
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Nous avions barboté dans la mer pendant des heures avant de rentrer à la maison. (We had been splashing around in the sea for hours before going back home.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of barboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais barboté | J’avais barboté dans la piscine. | I had splashed around in the pool. |
tu | tu avais barboté | Tu avais barboté dans la rivière. | You had splashed around in the river. |
il | il avait barboté | Il avait barboté dans la baignoire. | He had splashed around in the bathtub. |
elle | elle avait barboté | Elle avait barboté dans la mer. | She had splashed around in the sea. |
on | on avait barboté | On avait barboté dans la fontaine. | One had splashed around in the fountain. |
nous | nous avions barboté | Nous avions barboté dans la mare. | We had splashed around in the pond. |
vous | vous aviez barboté | Vous aviez barboté dans l’étang. | You had splashed around in the pond. |
ils | ils avaient barboté | Ils avaient barboté dans la mare. | They had splashed around in the pond. |
elles | elles avaient barboté | Elles avaient barboté dans la rivière. | They had splashed around in the river. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
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