Rules of PC
How many verbs take être (the Vandertramp verbs)?
16
What is a past participle? Give an example of a regular and an irregular one.
The past form of the verb (saw, heard, ran, etc.)
What is the Past participle of faire?
fait
How do you ask: "What did do do yesterday?"
What is "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier?"
Comment dit-on "I sang in the choir." ?
What is "J'ai chanté dans la chorale."
What do the two helping verbs HAVE to be?
Avoir or être
How do you form the past participle of er, ir, and re verbs?
-er becomes é
-ir becomes i
-re becomes u
What is the Past participle of vouloir?
voulu
How do you say "first", as in "First, I did my homework..."
d'abord
Comment dit-on "I missed my bus?"
What is "J'ai raté mon bus"
Conjugate être and avoir
Je suis / j'ai
tu es / tu as
il elle est / il elle a
nous sommes / nous avons
vous êtes / vous avez
ils elles sont / ils elles ont
What is special about the passé composé using ALLER? TWO THINGS!!!
You use ETRE and you must add an e and/or an s to the ending of allé so that it agrees with whom the sentence is about.
What is the Past participle of avoir?
eu
How do you ask someone (singular/informal) where they went?
What is "tu es allé(e) où?" or "Où est-ce que tu es allé-e?
Comment dit-on I worked at a fast food place?
What is j'ai travaillé au fast-food.
The passé composé is a compound conjugation, which means it has two parts. Explain how that works.
1. present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être)
2. past participle of the main verb
What is the past participle for prendre, apprendre and comprendre?
pris
appris
compris
What is the Past participle of être
How do you ask, "Did you ask him?"
(Est-ce que) Tu l'as demandé?
(Est-ce que) Vous l'avez demandé?
Comment dit-on I won a soccer game.
What is "j'ai gagné un match de foot"
In the negative, does the ne/n'... pas go around the past participle? If not, where do they go?
No. They go around the helping verb that is conjugated (either avoir or être).
Can you have more than 1 past participle?
NO
What is the Past participle of pouvoir?
What is pu
How do you ask, "Did you have a good week-end?"
What is "Tu as passé un bon week-end?"
"Est-ce que tu as passé un bon week-end?"
Comment dit-on I earned 20 euros?
What is j'ai gagné vingt euros. (YOU MUST SAY 20 IN FRENCH!!)