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Conjugation of the French verb combattre

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

combattre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
combattre	to combat

Present		Scored
je combats	I combat
tu combats	you combat
il combat	he combats
elle combat	she combats
nous combattons	we combat
vous combattez	you combat
ils combattent	they combat
elles combattent	they combat

Imperfect		Scored
je combattais	I was combatting
tu combattais	you were combatting
il combattait	he was combatting
elle combattait	she was combatting
nous combattions	we were combatting
vous combattiez	you were combatting
ils combattaient	they were combatting
elles combattaient	they were combatting

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 combattis	I combated
tu combattis	you combated
il combattit	he combated
elle combattit	she combated
nous combattîmes	we combated
vous combattîtes	you combated
ils combattirent	they combated
elles combattirent	they combated

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

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

Future		Scored
je combattrai	I will combat
tu combattras	you will combat
il combattra	he will combat
elle combattra	she will combat
nous combattrons	we will combat
vous combattrez	you will combat
ils combattront	they will combat
elles combattront	they will combat

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

Conditional		Scored
je combattrais	I would combat
tu combattrais	you would combat
il combattrait	he would combat
elle combattrait	she would combat
nous combattrions	we would combat
vous combattriez	you would combat
ils combattraient	they would combat
elles combattraient	they would combat

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je combatte	(... that) I combat
(... que) tu combattes	(... that) you combat
(... que) il combatte	(... that) he combats
(... que) elle combatte	(... that) she combats
(... que) nous combattions	(... that) we combat
(... que) vous combattiez	(... that) you combat
(... que) ils combattent	(... that) they combat
(... que) elles combattent	(... that) they combat

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je combattisse	(... that) I was combatting
(... que) tu combattisses	(... that) you were combatting
(... que) il combattît	(... that) he was combatting
(... que) elle combattît	(... that) she was combatting
(... que) nous combattissions	(... that) we were combatting
(... que) vous combattissiez	(... that) you were combatting
(... que) ils combattissent	(... that) they were combatting
(... que) elles combattissent	(... that) they were combatting

Imperative		Scored
combats	Combat
combattons	Let's combat
combattez	Combat

Present Participle		Scored
combattant	combatting

Past Participle		Scored
combattu	combated

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