Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Introduction to the verb batailler
The English translation of the French verb batailler is “to battle” or “to fight”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-tah-yay”.
The word batailler comes from the Old French word “bataille”, meaning “battle”. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. This tense is used to talk about past actions that are completed and have a specific time frame.
Three simple examples of batailler in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Nous avons bataillé toute la nuit pour finir ce projet. (We battled all night to finish this project.)
- Tu as bataillé pour obtenir cette promotion, tu le mérites bien. (You fought hard to get this promotion, you deserve it.)
- Ils ont bataillé pendant des années avant de réussir à gagner ce procès. (They battled for years before succeeding in winning this lawsuit.)
In each of these examples, batailler is used to describe a past action that has been completed (battled/fought) and has a specific time frame (toute la nuit/ pendant des années).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of batailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bataillé | J’ai bataillé pour gagner. | I struggled to win. |
tu | as bataillé | Tu as bataillé contre la maladie. | You battled against the illness. |
il | a bataillé | Il a bataillé pour obtenir son diplôme. | He fought to get his degree. |
elle | a bataillé | Elle a bataillé pour trouver un emploi. | She struggled to find a job. |
on | a bataillé | On a bataillé pour la paix. | We fought for peace. |
nous | avons bataillé | Nous avons bataillé toute la journée. | We battled all day. |
vous | avez bataillé | Vous avez bataillé pour atteindre vos objectifs. | You fought to reach your goals. |
ils | ont bataillé | Ils ont bataillé dans les tranchées. | They fought in the trenches. |
elles | ont bataillé | Elles ont bataillé pour leurs droits. | They fought for their rights. |
Other Conjugations for Batailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batailler
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Batailler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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