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Conjugation of the French verb bâtir

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

bâtir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
bâtir	to build

Present		Scored
je bâtis	I build
tu bâtis	you build
il bâtit	he builds
elle bâtit	she builds
nous bâtissons	we build
vous bâtissez	you build
ils bâtissent	they build
elles bâtissent	they build

Imperfect		Scored
je bâtissais	I was building
tu bâtissais	you were building
il bâtissait	he was building
elle bâtissait	she was building
nous bâtissions	we were building
vous bâtissiez	you were building
ils bâtissaient	they were building
elles bâtissaient	they were building

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 bâtis	I built
tu bâtis	you built
il bâtit	he built
elle bâtit	she built
nous bâtîmes	we built
vous bâtîtes	you built
ils bâtirent	they built
elles bâtirent	they built

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

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

Future		Scored
je bâtirai	I will build
tu bâtiras	you will build
il bâtira	he will build
elle bâtira	she will build
nous bâtirons	we will build
vous bâtirez	you will build
ils bâtiront	they will build
elles bâtiront	they will build

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 bâti	I will have built
tu auras bâti	you will have built
il aura bâti	he will have built
elle aura bâti	she will have built
nous aurons bâti	we will have built
vous aurez bâti	you will have built
ils auront bâti	they will have built
elles auront bâti	they will have built

Conditional		Scored
je bâtirais	I would build
tu bâtirais	you would build
il bâtirait	he would build
elle bâtirait	she would build
nous bâtirions	we would build
vous bâtiriez	you would build
ils bâtiraient	they would build
elles bâtiraient	they would build

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 bâti	I would have built
tu aurais bâti	you would have built
il aurait bâti	he would have built
elle aurait bâti	she would have built
nous aurions bâti	we would have built
vous auriez bâti	you would have built
ils auraient bâti	they would have built
elles auraient bâti	they would have built

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je bâtisse	(... that) I build
(... que) tu bâtisses	(... that) you build
(... que) il bâtisse	(... that) he builds
(... que) elle bâtisse	(... that) she builds
(... que) nous bâtissions	(... that) we build
(... que) vous bâtissiez	(... that) you build
(... que) ils bâtissent	(... that) they build
(... que) elles bâtissent	(... that) they build

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je bâtisse	(... that) I was building
(... que) tu bâtisses	(... that) you were building
(... que) il bâtît	(... that) he was building
(... que) elle bâtît	(... that) she was building
(... que) nous bâtissions	(... that) we were building
(... que) vous bâtissiez	(... that) you were building
(... que) ils bâtissent	(... that) they were building
(... que) elles bâtissent	(... that) they were building

Imperative		Scored
bâtis	Build
bâtissons	Let's build
bâtissez	Build

Present Participle		Scored
bâtissant	building

Past Participle		Scored
bâti	built

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