Rules of PC
To form the past tense, you need two helping verbs. What are they?
avoir ou être
How do you form the past participle of er, ir and re verbs?
er = é; ir = i; re = u
What is the Past participle of faire?
fait
How do you ask someone what they did YESTERDAY?
What is "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier?"
Comment dit-on: I sang in the choir?
Jai chanté dans la chorale
Conjugate avoir.
J'ai / tu as / il elle on a / nous avons / vous avez / ils elles ont
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)
How do you ask: Did you sleep well last night?
As-tu bien dormi hier soir?
Est-ce que tu as bien dormi hier soir?
Comment dit-on: I walked to school?
What is "J'ai marché à l'école"
Conjugate être.
Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtes Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont
What is special about the passé composé using ALLER? TWO THINGS!!!
You use ETRE and the ending of allé must have e or s added to agree with the subject
How do you ask someone: Did you eat breakfast this morning?
As-tu mangé le petit déjeuner ce matin?
Est-ce que tu as mangé le petit déjeuner ce matin?
As-tu pris le petit déjeuner ce matin?
Est-ce que tu as pris le petit déjeuner ce matin?
Comment dit-on I worked at a fast food place?
What is j'ai travaillé au fast-food.
These two categories of verbs require être for the passé composé.
Verbs of motion (or Vandertramp verbs) and reflexive verbs
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)
What is the Past participle of boire?
What is bu
How do you sayyour week-end was horrible?
What is "C'était épouvantable!"
Comment dit-on I won a soccer game.
What is "j'ai gagné un match de foot"
If you're not speaking about the past using the passé composé, then you're using this other verb tense.
the imparfait
Can you have more than 1 past participle at a time?
NO
What are the Past participles for the Big 4?
What are été, fait, eu, and allé?
How do youask if they had a good week-end?
What is "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!!)