Rules of PC
How do you form the past participle of ER verbs: parler, travailler, aimer?
Change the ER to an é: parlé, travaillé, aimé?
This is the past participle form of the verb nager.
nagé
What is the Past participle of faire?
fait
Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier?
What did you do yesterday?
I sang.
J'ai chanté.
Which verb(s) is used as the helping verb or auxiliary?
Avoir or être (I will accept just AVOIR)
This is the past participle form of the verb choisir.
choisi
What is the Past participle of prendre?
pris
Tu as mangé la baguette?
Did you eat the baguette?
We talked yesterday.
Nous avons parlé hier.
The present tense forms of avoir that are used in the passé composé.
J'ai Nous avons
Tu as Vous avez
Il/Elle a Ils/Elles ont
How do you form the past participle of IR verbs?
Drop the "ir" and add back an "i" (ex: finir = fini)
What is the Past participle of boire?
bu
Ils ont fini leurs devoirs.
They finished their homework.
She took a test.
Elle a passé un examen.
To make a sentence negative in passé composé, the words "ne...pas" are placed around this word.
The helping verb/verbe auxiliaire
This is the past participle form for the verb rendre
rendu
What is the Past participle of avoir
eu
Il a plu hier matin.
It rained yesterday morning.
They played soccer Saturday evening.
Ils ont joué au foot samedi soir.
The passé composé is a compound conjugation, meaning that it is composed of these two parts.
1. present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) 2. past participle of the main verb
How do you form the past participle of RE verbs?
Drop the "re" and add "u" ex: descendre = descendu
What is the Past participle of être
été
Ils ont conduit à l'école.
They drove to school
I won 40.000€, and I bought a new car.
J'ai gagné 40.000€ et j'ai acheté une nouvelle voiture.