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Battre — to beat | French Verb Chart

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    Battre›to beat
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    Présent (Indicatif)

    • je batsI beat
    • tu batsyou beat
    • il / elle bathe / she beats
    • nous battonswe beat
    • vous battezyou beat
    • ils / elles battentthey beat

    Passé composé (Indicatif)

    • j’ai battuI beat
    • tu as battuyou beat
    • il / elle a battuhe / she beat
    • nous avons battuwe beat
    • vous avez battuyou beat
    • ils / elles ont battuthey beat

    Imparfait (Indicatif)

    • je battaisI was beating
    • tu battaisyou were
    • il battaithe was
    • nous battionswe were
    • vous battiezyou were
    • ils battaientthey were

    Futur simple (Indicatif)

    • je battraiI will beat
    • tu battrasyou will
    • il battrahe will
    • nous battronswe will
    • vous battrezyou will
    • ils battrontthey will

    Conditionnel présent

    • je battraisI would beat
    • tu battraisyou would
    • il battraithe would
    • nous battrionswe would
    • vous battriezyou would
    • ils battraientthey would

    Subjonctif présent

    • que je battethat I beat
    • que tu battesthat you
    • qu’il battethat he
    • que nous battionsthat we
    • que vous battiezthat you
    • qu’ils battentthat they

    Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

    • battreinfinitive
    • battantpresent participle
    • en battantgerund (gérondif)
    • battupast participle
    • bats · battons · battezimperative
    • avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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    📘 How to use Battre

    • Singular drops a t: je bats, il bat — the plural gets both: nous battons.
    • Se battre (reflexive) = to fight: ils se sont battus.
    • Everyday senses: battre un record (break a record), battre les œufs (beat the eggs), mon cœur bat (my heart beats).

    🔑 Key forms

    Participe passébattu(e) (avoir)
    Gérondifen battant
    Impératifbats ! · battons ! · battez !
    Good to knowFamily: combattre (to fight), débattre (to debate), abattre (to knock down). Idiom: « battre en retraite » = to retreat.

    🔊 Common expressions

    Notre équipe a battu la leur.Our team beat theirs.
    Il a battu le record du monde.He broke the world record.
    Ne te bats pas !Don’t fight!
    Mon cœur bat très fort.My heart is beating hard.

    🔊 Example sentences

    Battez les œufs en neige.Beat the eggs until stiff.
    Ils se sont battus pour la victoire.They fought for the win.
    Elle bat tout le monde aux échecs.She beats everyone at chess.

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    singular (one t): il ___ (ba+t)

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    bat

    plural (two t): nous ___ (ba+tt)

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    battons

    to fight = se ___ (reflexive)

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    battre

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    je ___ (Battre — present)

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    bats

    tu ___ (Battre — passé composé)

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    as battu

    il ___ (Battre — imperfect)

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    battait

    nous ___ (Battre — future)

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    battrons

    vous ___ (Battre — conditional)

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    battriez

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    Battre conjugation FAQ

    What is the present tense of battre?

    je bats, tu bats, il / elle bat, nous battons, vous battez, ils / elles battent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

    What is the past participle of battre?

    battu — the passé composé is « j’ai battu ». Battre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

    How do you say battre in the future tense?

    « je battrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

    What does battre mean in English?

    to beat. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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