le passé simple
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Le Passé Simple. French Literary Past Tense. Formation – ER verbs. Drop the –er, add the following endings: ai as a âmes âtes èrent. EX: regarder – I watched: Je regardai. Aller – no longer the exception. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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French Literary Past Tense
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Drop the –er, add the following endings: ai as a âmes âtes èrent
EX: regarder – I watched:Je regardai
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Normally, the verb « aller » is irregular, but in the passé simple, it is regular! ZUT!
allai allas alla allâmes allâtes allèrent
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Drop –ir or –re from verbs, add the following endings: is is it îmes îtes irent
EX: We blush
Nous rougîmes
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AVOIR ETREJ’eus je fusTu eus tu fusil/elle/on eut il/elle/on futNous eûmes Nous fûmesVous eûtes Vous fûtesIls/Elles eurent Ils/Elles
furent
*Remember endings: us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent; avoir’s first letter is E, etre’s is F.
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FAIRE DIREje fis je dis
tu fis tu disil/elle/on fit il/elle/on ditnous fîmes nous dîmesvous fîtes vous dîtesils/elles firent ils/elles dirent
*Remember endings: is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent; faire’s first letter is F, dire’s is D.** FAIRE vs. ÊTRE (FIS VS. FUS- faire has an I in it!)
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je vins tu vins il/elle/on vint nous vînmes vous vîntes ils/elles vinrent
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Naître – to be born: Il naquit
Vivre – to live: Il vécut
Mourir – to die: Il mourut