Forming Passé Composé
Forming Imparfait
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When you put verbs in the passé compose - what are the endings for the past participle for REGULAR verbs ending in: ER - RE - IR-
ER- é RE- u IR - i
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(True or False) The ending in the imperfect is the same for je and tu.
True. They are both -ais
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It was midnight
Imparfait: Il était minuit.
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(True or False) Imparfait describes specific happenings in the past
False.
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(Passé ou Imparfait) When I was little, I used to play with dolls.
Imparfait
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Put avoir, être, and voir in the passê composê in "je" form (Note: these are all irregular)
J'ai eu J'ai été J'ai vu
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(True or False) The first step for putting verbs in the imparfait is conjugating the verb into the vous form.
False, you conjugate it into the nous form.
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We went to the supermarket yesterday.
Passé Composé Nous sommes allés(allées)su supermarché hier
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(True or False) Passé Composé is used to describe repeated or habitual events
False
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(True or False) The ending in imparfait for vous is -ions.
False, it is -iez.
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être or avoir He died.
Il est mort
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there is only one irregular verb in imparfait - what is it?
être j'étais, tu étais, il était, nous étions, vous étiez, ils étaient
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The professor entered the classroom.
Passé Composé Le prof est entré dans la salle de classe.
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Which tense should you use when you want to describe the weather in the past
Imparfait
300
(Translate) I was reading when my cell phone rang.
Je lisais quand mon portable a sonné.
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render this sentence in Passé Composé Les filles vont à la plage.
Les filles sont allées à la plage.
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put this into imparfait: Tu manges le mousse au chocolat.
Tu mangeais le mousse au chocolat.
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When I was little, I liked to play soccer.
Imparfait Quand j'étais petit(e), j'aimais jouer au foot(ball).
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To describe a series of actions that took place in the past (a narrative) which tense would you most likely use?
Passé Composé
400
What is the ending in imperfect for ils/elles?
-aient
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translate this negative sentence in passé compose He did not come to class this week.
Il n'est pas venu en class cette semaine.
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Put "finir" in the imparfait for nous.
finissions
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This weekend it rained a lot. +
Imparfait Ce weekend il pleuvait beaucoup.
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How would you say "I was watching television when my brother left" in French?
Je regardais la télé quand mon frère est parti.
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In addition to the Dr. and Mrs Vandertramp verbs, which other group of verbs take "être" in the passé composé
Reflexive/pronominal verbs (verbes pronominaux)
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