Passé Composé

Rules of PC

100

How do you form the past participle of ER verbs: parler, travailler, dîner aimer?

Change the ER to an é: parlé, travaillé, dîné?

200

What does one of the helping verbs HAVE to be?

Avoir or être 

300

Conjugate Être

Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtes Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont

400

The passé composé is a compound conjugation, which means it has two parts. NAME THEM. 

1. present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) 2. past participle of the main verb

500

What is the second step in the PC?

Choosing the correct helping verb. 

(either avoir or être)

Past Participles

100

What is a past participle? 

Give an example of a regular -er, -ir and -re verb.

The past form of the verb (saw, heard, etc.)

-er verbs change to é

-ir verbs change to i

-re verbs change to u

200

Do the verbs that use AVOIR as helping verb need to change if they are feminine or plural?

NO!  If a verb uses AVOIR it  does not need to have agreement. 

Ex. Elle a mangé.  Elle a vu. 

      Elle a fini.       Elle a vendu

300

What is special about the passé composé of ALLER? TWO THINGS!!!

1. It uses ÊTRE  as a helping verb 

2. The ending of allé  must match with  the subject.

    - it must have agreement.

400

In the negative, do the ne/n'... pas go around the past participle? If not, where do they go?

No, they go around the helping verb 

(form of avoir or être)

Ex. nous N'avons PAS nagé/  elle  N'est PAS venue

500

Can you name 8 of the MRS DR VANDER TRAMPP verbs?

M-MONTER.       R- RESTER.       S- SORTIR

D- Devenir.        R- Revenir

V-Venir.              A-Aller.            N- Naître. 

D- Descendre.     E- Entrer          R-Retourner

T-Tomber.           R -Rentrer.       A-Arriver

M- Mourir.            P- Partir.          P-Passer

Irregular past Participles

100

What is the Past participle of faire?

fait

200

What is the Past participle of prendre?

pris

300

What is the Past participle of voir?

What is vu

400

What is the Past participle of lire

What is lu

500

What is the Past participle of pouvoir?

What is pu

Asking/talking about the past

100

Translate:

 "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier?

What is " What did you do yesterday" ?

200

How do you say "last week"?

What is " LA SEMAINE PASSÉE" ?

300

How do you say I WENT ?

What is "JE SUIS ALLÉ(E)?"

400

How do you say " WE STAYED HOME"?

What is "NOUS SOMMES RESTÉS À LA MAISON"?

or

What is "NOUS SOMMES RESTÉS CHEZ NOUS"?

500

How do you ask  " Did you eat"?

What is "TU AS MANGÉ"?

or 

What is "EST-CE QUE TU AS MANGÉ"?

Irregular past participles #2

100

Quel est le participe passé de MOURIR?

What is MORT?

200

Quel est le participe passé de VENIR?

What is "VENU"?

300

Quel est le participe passé de AVOIR?

What is "EU"?

400

Quel est le participe passé de DÉCOUVRIR?

What is "DÉCOUVERT"?

500

Quel est le participe passé de NAÎTRE?

What is NÉ?