French reference
se battre
to fight
Irregular · 18 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 fight |
| tu | you fight |
| il/elle/on | he/she fights |
| nous | we fight |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fight |
| ils/elles | they fight |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I fought; I have fought |
| tu | you fought; you have fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she fought; he/she has fought |
| nous | we fought; we have fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fought; you (plural/formal) have fought |
| ils/elles | they fought; they have fought |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to fight |
| tu | you used to fight |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to fight |
| nous | we used to fight |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to fight |
| ils/elles | they used to fight |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had fought |
| tu | you had fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she had fought |
| nous | we had fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had fought |
| ils/elles | they had fought |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will fight |
| tu | you will fight |
| il/elle/on | he/she will fight |
| nous | we will fight |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will fight |
| ils/elles | they will fight |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have fought |
| tu | you will have fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have fought |
| nous | we will have fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have fought |
| ils/elles | they will have fought |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to fight |
| tu | you are going to fight |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to fight |
| nous | we are going to fight |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to fight |
| ils/elles | they are going to fight |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just fought |
| tu | you have just fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just fought |
| nous | we have just fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just fought |
| ils/elles | they have just fought |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I fought |
| tu | you fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she fought |
| nous | we fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fought |
| ils/elles | they fought |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had fought |
| tu | you had fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she had fought |
| nous | we had fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had fought |
| ils/elles | they had fought |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would fight |
| tu | you would fight |
| il/elle/on | he/she would fight |
| nous | we would fight |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would fight |
| ils/elles | they would fight |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have fought |
| tu | you would have fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have fought |
| nous | we would have fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have fought |
| ils/elles | they would have fought |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have fought |
| tu | you would have fought |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have fought |
| nous | we would have fought |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have fought |
| ils/elles | they would have fought |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I fight |
| tu | (that) you fight |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she fights |
| nous | (that) we fight |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) fight |
| ils/elles | (that) they fight |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have fought |
| tu | (that) you have fought |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has fought |
| nous | (that) we have fought |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have fought |
| ils/elles | (that) they have fought |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I fought |
| tu | (that) you fought |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she fought |
| nous | (that) we fought |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) fought |
| ils/elles | (that) they fought |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had fought |
| tu | (that) you had fought |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had fought |
| nous | (that) we had fought |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had fought |
| ils/elles | (that) they had fought |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | fight! |
| nous | let's fight! |
| vous | fight! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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