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French Verbs

Infinitive - battre - "beat", "hit", "strike" - irregular verb

Present Participle - battant

Past Participle - battu

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présent de l'indicatif

je bats

I beat

tu bats

you beat

il bat

he beat

elle bat

she beat

nous battons

we beat

vous battez

you beat

ils battent

they beat

elles battent

they beat

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imparfait de l'indicatif

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

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passé simple

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

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futur

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

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conditionnel

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

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présent du subjonctif

je batte

I beat

tu battes

you beat

il batte

he beat

elle batte

she beat

nous battions

we beat

vous battiez

you beat

ils battent

they beat

elles battent

they beat

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imparfait du subjonctif

je battisse

I beat

tu battisses

you beat

il battît

he beat

elle battît

she beat

nous battissions

we beat

vous battissiez

you beat

ils battissent

they beat

elles battissent

they beat

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passé composé

j'ai battu

I have beaten

tu as battu

you have beaten

il a battu

he has beaten

elle a battu

she has beaten

nous avons battu

we have beaten

vous avez battu

you have beaten

ils ont battu

they have beaten

elles ont battu

they have beaten

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

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

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passé antérieur

j'eus battu

I had beaten

tu eus battu

you had beaten

il eut battu

he had beaten

elle eut battu

she had beaten

nous eûmes battu

we had beaten

vous eûtes battu

you had beaten

ils eurent battu

they had beaten

elles eurent battu

they had beaten

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futur antérieur

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

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conditionnel passé

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

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie battu

I beat

tu aies battu

you beat

il ait battu

he beat

elle ait battu

she beat

nous ayons battu

we beat

vous ayez battu

you beat

ils aient battu

they beat

elles aient battu

they beat

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse battu

I would have beaten

tu eusses battu

you would have beaten

il eût battu

he would have beaten

elle eût battu

she would have beaten

nous eussions battu

we would have beaten

vous eussiez battu

you would have beaten

ils eussent battu

they would have beaten

elles eussent battu

they would have beaten

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impératif

Bats!

Beat! [you (familiar)]

Battons!

Let's beat!

Battez!

Beat! [you (formal)]