Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Introduction to the verb bâter
The English translation of the French verb “bâter” is “to beat or to whip”. The infinitive form “bâter” is pronounced as [ba-te].
The verb “bâter” comes from the Latin word “battuere” which means “to beat”. In everyday French, “bâter” is often used to describe actions related to beating or whipping something or someone.
Example 1: Il faut bâter la crème jusqu’à obtenir une texture légère.
Translation: You need to beat the cream until you obtain a light texture.
Example 2: Les travailleurs bâtent les tapis pour les nettoyer.
Translation: The workers beat the rugs to clean them.
Example 3: Les spectateurs ont commencé à bâter des mains pour applaudir l’artiste.
Translation: The audience started clapping to applaud the artist.
Bâter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of bâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | bats | Je bats les œufs. | I beat the eggs. |
tu | bats | Tu bats le tambour. | You beat the drum. |
il | bat | Il bat son adversaire. | He beats his opponent. |
elle | bat | Elle bat le record. | She beats the record. |
on | bat | On bat tous les records. | One beats all the records. |
nous | battons | Nous battons le beurre. | We beat the butter. |
vous | battez | Vous battez les cartes. | You (plural/formal) shuffle the cards. |
ils | battent | Ils battent l’équipe adverse. | They beat the opposing team. |
elles | battent | Elles battent les blancs en neige. | They beat the egg whites. |
Other Conjugations for Bâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
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