what is it?
A past tense used in the modern French language, to express an action that has been finished completely or incompletely at the time of speech, or at some time in the past.
what is the passe compose?
j'ai
tu as
il a
elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont
elles ont
what is the verb avoir?
Refers to an action that was started and completed entirely in the past. formed by changing the endings of verbs
what is the past participle of a verb?
a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject
(example: se baigner/to bathe [myself])
what are reflexive verbs?
making sure that the endings agree with the gender and number of our subject(s).
(when conjuating with être)
f.s---> e
m.p---> s
f.p---> es
what is agreement of the participe passe?
Ils ___ ______ un livre. (ecrire)
ont écrit
je suis
tu es
il est
elle est
nous sommes
vous etes
ils sont
elles sont
what is the verb etre?
the past participle that is formed ending with a é.
what is an infinitive ending in ER?
specific verbs that use the verb etre.
what is DRMRSVANDERTRAMP?
Je suis parti.→ Je ne suis pas parti.
how do you form negative sentences in passe compose?
passe compose in english
what is the "present perfect"/"simple past"?
avoir and etre
what are the auxiliary verbs used to form the passe compose?
the past participle that is formed ending with a u.
what is an infinitive ending in RE?
an auxiliary verb used to form passe compose with reflexive/DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs
when is the verb etre used?
Je ne me suis pas trompé dans mon calcul.
how do you form negative sentences in the passe compose with reflexive verbs?
J'___ _______ la fenêtre. (fermer)
ai fermé
tense used for auxiliary verbs avoir and etre when forming the passe compose
what is the present tense?
the past participle that is formed ending with a i.
what is an infinitive ending in IR?
we use avoir when descendre, (r)entrer, (re)monter, retourner and sortir are followed by a direct object. "in this case, the meaning of the verb often changes."
when is avoir used for etre verbs?
sommes
This tense places the emphasis on the result or consequences of the action.
what is passe compose?
auxiliary verb most commonly used in the french language when forming the passe compose.
what are AVOIR verbs?
verbs that do not follow the regular conjugations for ER/IR/RE infinitives and have to be memorized/learned.
what are irregular verbs?
Venir – Venu Naître – Né Revenir – Revenu Mourir – Mort Devenir - Devenu
what are etre verbs that have to be "conjugated" to form the participes passe?
Michel _____ fini son dessert
a