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PASSÉ COMPOSE
Used…
To tell what happened
After words that indicate a specific moment in the past
After words that indicate in which order a series of
events occurred
To talk about an event that occurred while another
action was going on
PASSÉ COMPOSE
To make a verb past tense, conjugate the helping
verb (être or avoir).
The helping verb changes depending on the noun.
Verbs use the same endings regardless of the
noun.
PASSÉ COMPOSE – REGULAR VERBS
-er verbs always end in -
é.
-ir verbs always end in -
i.
-re verbs always end in –
u.
Infinitive Aimer(to like)
Choisir(to choose)
Vendre(to sell)
Stem Ending
Stem Ending
Stem Ending
Past Participle
Aim -é Chois -i
Vend -u
Passé Compose
J’ai aimé J’ai choisi J’ai vendu
PASSÉ COMPOSE – IRREGULAR VERBS
être été
avoir eu
prendre pris
lire lu
faire fait
recevoir reçu
boire bu
voir vu
mettre mis
PASSÉ COMPOSE WITH AVOIR
Uses the present tense form of avoir and the past
participle of the main verb.
To make it negative, place ne…pas around avoir,
but not around the main verb.
Infinitive Aimer(to like)
Choisir(to
choose)
Vendre(to sell)
Boire(to drink)
Stem Ending
Stem Ending
Stem Ending
Past Participle
aim -é
chois -i vend -u
bu
Passé Compose
J’ai aimé J’ai choisi J’ai vendu J’ai bu
PASSÉ COMPOSE WITH ÊTRE
Used when the verb indicates motion, a state, or
condition.
The past participle has to agree in gender and
number with the subject.
To make it negative, place ne…pas around être,
but not around the main verb.
PASSÉ COMPOSE WITH ÊTRE
The DR AND MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs use être.
• Descendre• Retourner• Monter• Rentrer• Soritr
• Venir• Aller• Naître• Entrer• Revenire
• Tomber• Rester• Arriver• Mourir• Partir
PASSÉ COMPOSE WITH ÊTREEXAMPLE
Je suis allé(e)
Tu es allé(e)
Il/Elle/On Est allé(e)(s)
Nous sommes allé(e)s
Vous êtes allé(e)(s)
Ils/Elles sont allé(e)s
Aller
THE IMPARFAIT( IMPEFECT TENSE)
Used…
To describe how things and people were in the past
To describe general conditions or to set the scene
After words that indicate a repeated action in the past
To emphasize you were in the middle of something
when something else happened
To make a suggestion
THE IMPARFAIT ( IMPERFECT TENSE)
The stem used for the imperfect is the nous form of the verb in
present tense
without -ons (écrire nous écrivons écriv)
The stem of –ger (like manger) keeps the –e
To make the imperfect negative, place ne…pas around the verb.
Avoir and étre can be used in the imparfait to talk about the
past.
Stem Endings
J’ écriv -ais
Tu écriv -ais
Il/Elle/On écriv -ait
Nous écriv -ions
Vous écriv -iez
Ils/Elles écriv -aient
écrire
J’ avais
Tu avais
Il/Elle/On avait
Nous avions
Vous aviez
Ils/Elles avaient
Avoir
J’ étais
Tu étais
Il/Elle/On était
Nous étions
Vous étiez
Ils/Elles étaient
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