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Le Passé Composé
L'imparfait
P.C. vs. Imparfait
Reflexive Verbs
Keywords
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What are the three endings for passé composé?
ER = é
IR = i
RE =
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What is the only irregular verb in imparfait?
Être
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What is similar about passé composé and imparfait?
They are both past tenses in French.
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What is a reflexive verb?
They are verbs that talk about daily routines, grooming, ect. They are actions that one does to oneself (ie. brushing their teeth).
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"Soudain" is a keyword for...
Passé composé
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What is so special about VANDERTRAMP verbs?
- they use être instead of avoir
- you have to make them agree with the subject (feminine, masculine, pural, ect.)
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Translate the following sentence to French, using imparfait.
I used to eat pancakes every morning.
Je mangeais des crêpes chaque matin.
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When an action is interrupted, do you use passé composé or imparfait?
Passé composé
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What are the reflexive pronouns?
Je me
Tu te
Il/elle se
Nous nous
Vous vous
Ils/elles se
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What are 3 key words for passé composé?
- tout à coup
- soudain
- un jour
- any specific time or date
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What are the VANDERTRAMP verbs?
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Returner
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Rester
Arriver
Mourir
Partir
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What is the "stem"?
The "nous" form of the present tense verb, minus the "-ons".
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Is the following sentence passé composé or imparfait? How do you know?
Je regardais la télé chaque samedi.
Imparfait; the key word "chaque samedi" means that the action is repeated every Saturday.
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What is the formula for reflexive verbs in a sentence?
subject + reflexive pronoun + conjugated verb
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What are three keywords for imparfait?
- d'habitude
- tous le jours
- souvent
- chaque
- toujours
- tout le temp
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What is the mistake in this sentence?
Nous avons allés au centre d'achats.
Nous SOMMES allés au centre d'achats.
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Conjugate the verb "regarder" (to watch) with all the subjects (je, tu, ect.).
Je regardais
Tu regardais
Il/elle regardait
Nous regardions
Vous regardiez
Ils/elles regardaient
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Though passé composé and imparfait are both past tenses in French, they are not...
Interchangeable.
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How would you use reflexive verbs in passé composé? Give an example using "je se reveille".
You put the helper verb for passé composé (avoir or etre) between the reflexive pronoun and the conjugated verb.
ex. je s'ai reveillé
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In the following sentence, which word tells you to use passé composé?
Je regardais la télé, soudain ma soeur est tombée sur moi.
"Soudain" is the keyword showing that the action (watching TV) was interrupted.
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What are the two parts of passé composé?
- the helper verb (avoir, être)
- the participé passé
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When is imparfait used?
Imparfait is used to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past, as well as to describe something.
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When do you use passé composé?
You use passé composé to talk about past actions with a definite beginning and end, meaning the action only happened once.
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Translate the following sentence in French using passé composé and reflexive verbs.
The girls did their make-up in the bathroom.
Les filles s'ont maquiller dans la salle de bain.
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Are weather expressions used for passé composé or imparfait?
Imparfait.