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Conjugation of the French verb battre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb battre, along with their English translations.

battre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
battre	to beat

Present		Scored
je bats	I beat
tu bats	you beat
il bat	he beats
elle bat	she beats
nous battons	we beat
vous battez	you beat
ils battent	they beat
elles battent	they beat

Imperfect		Scored
je battais	I was beating
tu battais	you were beating
il battait	he was beating
elle battait	she was beating
nous battions	we were beating
vous battiez	you were beating
ils battaient	they were beating
elles battaient	they were beating

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je battis	I beat
tu battis	you beat
il battit	he beat
elle battit	she beat
nous battîmes	we beat
vous battîtes	you beat
ils battirent	they beat
elles battirent	they beat

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai battu	I beat
tu as battu	you beat
il a battu	he beat
elle a battu	she beat
nous avons battu	we beat
vous avez battu	you beat
ils ont battu	they beat
elles ont battu	they beat

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais battu	I had beaten
tu avais battu	you had beaten
il avait battu	he had beaten
elle avait battu	she had beaten
nous avions battu	we had beaten
vous aviez battu	you had beaten
ils avaient battu	they had beaten
elles avaient battu	they had beaten

Future		Scored
je battrai	I will beat
tu battras	you will beat
il battra	he will beat
elle battra	she will beat
nous battrons	we will beat
vous battrez	you will beat
ils battront	they will beat
elles battront	they will beat

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai battu	I will have beaten
tu auras battu	you will have beaten
il aura battu	he will have beaten
elle aura battu	she will have beaten
nous aurons battu	we will have beaten
vous aurez battu	you will have beaten
ils auront battu	they will have beaten
elles auront battu	they will have beaten

Conditional		Scored
je battrais	I would beat
tu battrais	you would beat
il battrait	he would beat
elle battrait	she would beat
nous battrions	we would beat
vous battriez	you would beat
ils battraient	they would beat
elles battraient	they would beat

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais battu	I would have beaten
tu aurais battu	you would have beaten
il aurait battu	he would have beaten
elle aurait battu	she would have beaten
nous aurions battu	we would have beaten
vous auriez battu	you would have beaten
ils auraient battu	they would have beaten
elles auraient battu	they would have beaten

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je batte	(... that) I beat
(... que) tu battes	(... that) you beat
(... que) il batte	(... that) he beats
(... que) elle batte	(... that) she beats
(... que) nous battions	(... that) we beat
(... que) vous battiez	(... that) you beat
(... que) ils battent	(... that) they beat
(... que) elles battent	(... that) they beat

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je battisse	(... that) I was beating
(... que) tu battisses	(... that) you were beating
(... que) il battît	(... that) he was beating
(... que) elle battît	(... that) she was beating
(... que) nous battissions	(... that) we were beating
(... que) vous battissiez	(... that) you were beating
(... que) ils battissent	(... that) they were beating
(... que) elles battissent	(... that) they were beating

Imperative		Scored
bats	Beat
battons	Let's beat
battez	Beat

Present Participle		Scored
battant	beating

Past Participle		Scored
battu	beaten

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