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battre
to beat
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I beat |
| tu | you beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she beats |
| nous | we beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) beat |
| ils/elles | they beat |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I beat; I have beaten |
| tu | you beat; you have beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she beat; he/she has beaten |
| nous | we beat; we have beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) beat; you (plural/formal) have beaten |
| ils/elles | they beat; they have beaten |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to beat |
| tu | you used to beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to beat |
| nous | we used to beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to beat |
| ils/elles | they used to beat |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had beaten |
| tu | you had beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she had beaten |
| nous | we had beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had beaten |
| ils/elles | they had beaten |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will beat |
| tu | you will beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she will beat |
| nous | we will beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will beat |
| ils/elles | they will beat |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have beaten |
| tu | you will have beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have beaten |
| nous | we will have beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have beaten |
| ils/elles | they will have beaten |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to beat |
| tu | you are going to beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to beat |
| nous | we are going to beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to beat |
| ils/elles | they are going to beat |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just beaten |
| tu | you have just beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just beaten |
| nous | we have just beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just beaten |
| ils/elles | they have just beaten |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I beat |
| tu | you beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she beat |
| nous | we beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) beat |
| ils/elles | they beat |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had beaten |
| tu | you had beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she had beaten |
| nous | we had beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had beaten |
| ils/elles | they had beaten |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would beat |
| tu | you would beat |
| il/elle/on | he/she would beat |
| nous | we would beat |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would beat |
| ils/elles | they would beat |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have beaten |
| tu | you would have beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have beaten |
| nous | we would have beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have beaten |
| ils/elles | they would have beaten |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have beaten |
| tu | you would have beaten |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have beaten |
| nous | we would have beaten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have beaten |
| ils/elles | they would have beaten |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I beat |
| tu | (that) you beat |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she beats |
| nous | (that) we beat |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) beat |
| ils/elles | (that) they beat |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have beaten |
| tu | (that) you have beaten |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has beaten |
| nous | (that) we have beaten |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have beaten |
| ils/elles | (that) they have beaten |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I beat |
| tu | (that) you beat |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she beat |
| nous | (that) we beat |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) beat |
| ils/elles | (that) they beat |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had beaten |
| tu | (that) you had beaten |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had beaten |
| nous | (that) we had beaten |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had beaten |
| ils/elles | (that) they had beaten |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | beat! |
| nous | let's beat! |
| vous | beat! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have beaten by then! |
| nous | let's have beaten by then! |
| vous | have beaten by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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