Rules of PC
The Passé Composé corresponds to (in most cases) which tense in English ?
simple past/ past tense
What is a past participle? Give an example in English.
Done, gone, forgotten, seen, built, looked...
What is the Past participle of faire?
fait
How do you ask someone what they did YESTERDAY?
Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier ?
Comment dit-on "I sang a song"?
J'ai chanté une chanson.
The passé composé is formed using (fill in the blank) ________ verb + ________ participle.
AUXILIARY (or HELPING verb) + PAST participle
How do you form the past participle of -ER verbs?
take off the -er and add an e with the accent mark (é). I will also accept, take off the "r" and add an accent mark over the e (é)
What is the Past participle of prendre?
pris
How do you say "first"
(tout) d'abord
Comment dit-on "I missed my bus"?
J'ai raté mon bus
How do you form the past participle of ER verbs: parler, travailler, diner, aimer?
You need to change the -er to an é: parlé, travaillé, diné
What is special about the passé composé using ALLER? Two things!!!
You use ÊTRE and you must match the ending of allé with who you are talking about (AGREEMENT)
What is the Past participle of voir?
vu
How do you ask someone where she/ he went?
tu es allé(e) où?
Comment dit-on "I worked at a fast food place"?
J'ai travaillé au fast-food.
The passé composé is a compound conjugation, which means it has two parts, namely...
1. present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) 2. past participle of the main verb
When using the negative form in the passé composé, the "ne(n')...pas" is placed where ? (you may also give an example)
"ne(n')...pas" negative form goes around the helping verb (form of avoir or être) : je n'ai pas eu / je ne suis pas allé(e)
What is the Past participle of lire
lu
How do you say your week-end was horrible?
C'était horrible (épouvantable)!
Comment dit-on "I won a footaball game".
J'ai gagné un match de foot
DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!! Conjugate AVOIR + ÊTRE
J'ai, Nous avons; Tu as, Vous avez; Il/Elle a, Ils/Elles ont.
Je suis, Nous sommes; Tu es, Vous êtes; Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont.
Can you have more than 1 past participle?
NO
What is the Past participle of pouvoir?
pu
How do you ask if they had a good week-end?
As-tu passé un bon week-end ?
Comment dit-on "I earned 20 euros"?
J'ai gagné vingt euros. (YOU MUST SAY 20 IN FRENCH!!)