formation and usage
To form the passé composé which two verbs are used as the auxiliary (helper) verbs?
avoir and être
The verb is conjugated with DR AND MRS VANDERTRAMPP verbs?
être
How is using être different from avoir in the passé composé ? What is the rule change?
the endings of the past participle must agree with subject
Translate into English? J'ai dansé.
I danced
Explain what irregular past participles mean.
The past participles of the verbs do not follow a pattern and need to be memorized
What verb is most commonly used to form the passé composé?
avoir
Explain why we use the acronym DR and MRS VANDERTRAMPP
to help you remember the verbs that use être in the passé composé?
Conjugate être
je suis, tu es, il/elle/on est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils/elles sont
conjugate avoir
j'ai, tu as, il/elle/on a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont
What is the Past participle of faire?
fait
How do we form the passé composé ?
Use the present tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle of the main verb
Four verbs starting with R that are DR and MRS VANDERTRAMPP verbs
rentrer, rester, revenir and retourner
Translate: I fell (m)
Je suis tombé
Translate: She finished
Elle a fini
What is the Past participle of avoir?
eu
Translation of this sentence into English: Nous avons mangé.
we ate
Translate: I went to the park. (woman speaking)
Je suis allée au parc.
Give two ways to say "she returned"
elle est rentrée or elle est retournée or elle est revenue?
Translate into French: you (plural) lost
Vous avez perdu
Give the Past participles of être and voir?
été and vu
Explain when the passé composé is used?
to specify a completed action in the past or to talk about a one time event in the past
or to talk about what someone did in the past
Translate to English: Nous sommes devenues profs.
We became teachers (f)
Translate into French. They were born in Paris. (women only)
Elles sont nées à Paris
Translate into French: We slept
Nous avons dormi or On a dormi
Translate into French: they (m) took the train
Ils ont pris le train