PAST TENSE KEY VERBSI went I stayedI travelledI playedI visitedI boughtI ateI sawI drankI watchedI went outIt wasEXTENSIONWe wentWe stayedWe playedWe visitedThere was/were

jeudi, le 24 octobre

Objectifs: to be able to use

perfect tense

PAST TENSE KEY VERBSI went =Je suis allé(e)I stayed= Je suis resté(e)I travelled= J’ai voyagéI played=J’ai jouéI visited=J’ai visitéI bought=J’ai achetéI ate=J’ai mangéI saw=J’ai vuI drank=J’ai buI watched=J’ai regardéI went out=Je suis sorti(e)It was=C’étaitEXTENSIONWe went=Nous sommes allé(e)s/On est alléWe stayed=Nous sommes resté(e)s/On est restéWe played=Nous avons joué/On a jouéWe visited=Nous avons visité/On a visitéThere was/were=Il y avait

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The Perfect Tense

• The perfect tense is used to describe events that happened in the past.

• These events are completed actions which means that they are over and done with.

eg. J’ai joué au foot = I played football

• The perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verbs avoir and être + the past participle.

• Most verbs go with avoir (j’ai)

Most verbs make the past participle by using these regular patterns:

-er verbs: + é jou(er) joué -re verbs: + u répond(re) répondu

-ir verbs: + i fin(ir) fini

• To show WHO did the action in the past you use the correct form of AVOIR in front of your main verb

• Eg: J’ai joué=I played• Il a joué=he played

The auxiliary: AVOIRI, you, he/she/it, we, you, they

• J’ai tu as

• Il/elle/on a ils/elles ont• • Vous avez

• Nous avons

THE PRESENT TENSE OF AVOIR

j’ai (I)

tu as (you)

il/elle/on a (he/she/we/one)

nous avons (we)

vous avez (you)

ils/elles ont (they)

Some verbs take the verbs être as their auxiliary verb not avoir

THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTRE-put in order (I/you(s)/he,she.it/we/you(pl)/they)

nous sommes ils/elles sont je suis il/elle/on est tu es vous êtes

THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTREje suis (I)tu es (you)il/elle/on est (he/she/one)nous sommes (we)vous êtes (you)ils/elles sont (they)

The most common ones you will use are

• Aller• Sortir• Arriver• Retourner/rentrer• ResterWhat clues do you know to help you remember them?

Many common verbs have irregular past participles

Avoir(to have) eu boire(to drink) bu

Faire(to do/make) fait Lire(to read) lu

mettre(to put) mis prendre(to take) pris

Recevoir(to receive) reçu

Voir(to see) vu vouloir(to want to) voulu

Je suis sorti avec mes copains. Nous sommes allés à la patinoire, puis nous sommes rentrés chez moi

I went out with my family. We went to the shops and I bought a t-shirt

My mum went to a café with her friend and they had a coffee and a chat

My friends went to the park and played football but I stayed at home and did my homework

In the evening I stayed at home and watched soap operas. I found it relaxing

Mon père est allé à la piscine avec mon frère cadet et ils ont fait de la natatation. Puis, ils ont essaye de faire de la plongée

J’ai dû faire mes devoirs et les taches menagères. Je l’ai trouvé ennuyeux et fatigant

My brother had to do his homework but I went out with my mum. It was funny!

My parents went out so my brother and I had a party!

Running dictation key past tense phrases

• There are 15 phrases about a past school day hidden around Elmhirst. The first team to find them, copy them down in their books and translate wins a prize!

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