Le Passé Composé
What are the endings for -ER, -IR, -RE verbs in the passé composé?
ER = é
IR = i
RE = U
When is imparfait used?
Imparfait is used to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past, as well as to describe something.
What is similar about passé composé and imparfait?
They are both past tenses in French.
les bougies
candles
faire des chateaux de sable
make sandcastles
What is so special about VANDERTRAMP verbs?
- they use être instead of avoir
- you have to make them agree with the subject (feminine, masculine, pural, ect.)
Give the correct form of the imparfait:
Il ________ (aller)
allAIT
When an action only once and is over?
Passé composé
Les cadeaux
gifts / presents
Faire de la balancoire
to swing
What are the two parts of passé composé?
- the helping verb (avoir, être)
- the participé passé
Give the correct form of the imparfait:
Ils ________ (vendre)
vendAIENT
Is the following sentence passé composé or imparfait? How do you know?
Je regardais la télé chaque samedi.
The ending on the verb (the AIS) on regarder.
Also, chaque samedi means every Saturday, this used to take place.
When do you say "Joyeux Noel"?
On Christmas Day
grimper aux arbres
to climb trees
What is the mistake in this sentence?
J'ai allée au centre commercial.
Je SUIS allée au centre commercial.
Give all the endings of the imparfait.
AIS - AIS - AIT - IONS - IEZ - AIENT
The passé composé and imparfait are both past tenses in French, are they interchangeable? Explain.
NO. The imparfait is used for habitual actions and the PC for actions in the past that happened ONCE.
Name TWO holidays in French.
Noel
Paques
La fetes des meres / peres
La fete nationale
Le jour de l'An
faire de la bascule
to seesaw
What are FIVE VANDERTRAMP verbs?
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Returner
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Rester
Arriver
Mourir
Partir
What is the only verb that does not use its NOUS form to form the imparfait?
Être
Repondez - Qu'est-ce que tu aimais faire quand tu étais petit(e)?
J'aimAIS ...
Fireworks
Le feu d'artifice
jouer a la marelle
to play hopscotch