In Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), the verb battre (to beat) and its derivatives* have the following past participle: -battu.
Learn how to conjugate BATTRE (to beat) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
j' |
ai battu |
tu |
as battu |
il / elle / on |
a battu |
nous |
avons battu |
vous |
avez battu |
ils/elles |
ont battu |
Here's the pattern to conjugate battre in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) :
Here are some examples:
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
*These derivatives follow the same pattern as battre:
abattre (to bring/cut/shoot down ) -> abattu
rabattre (to fold down) -> rabattu
débattre (to debate, to discuss) -> débattu
combattre (to fight) -> combattu
rabattre (to fold down) -> rabattu
débattre (to debate, to discuss) -> débattu
combattre (to fight) -> combattu
Here are more examples:
Le weekend dernier, j'ai abattu l'arbre derrière notre maison.Last weekend, I cut down the tree behind our house.
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