battre
to beat, to hitIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | batssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai battu | battaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais battre | battraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | batssounds the same as another form in this tense | as battusounds the same as another form in this tense | battaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas battresounds the same as another form in this tense | battrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | batsounds the same as another form in this tense | a battusounds the same as another form in this tense | battaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va battresounds the same as another form in this tense | battrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | battons | avons battu | battions | allons battre | battronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | battez | avez battu | battiez | allez battre | battrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | battent | ont battu | battaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont battre | battrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. bats covers both "I beat, to hit" and "I am beat, to hiting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and battu does not — ai battu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so battons gives you battais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; battre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on battr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about battre
The past participle is battu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on battr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: bats, bat — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know battons you already know battais, battait and battaient. Futur proche keeps battre untouched.