Having the Past
What was long ago
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Being the Past
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100
Please conjugate the following into French: I talked I finished I waited
What is j'ai parlé, j'ai fini, et j'ai attendu.
100
What present tense form must you first find when conjugating the imparfait?
What is the nous form?
100

A specific one time event in someones life will be written in which type of past tense?

What is the passé composé?

100
In the following sentence, what does the word "sommes" serve as in grammar terms? Nous sommes rentrées chez nous.
What is the helping verb?
100
How many forms of the French past tense exist?
What is 3?
200
What is the answer that correctly expresses the past tense in French? A. Nous avons grandies B. Ils ont coupé C. Elle a sautée D. A & B
What is letter B?
200

What is the ending for the vous in the imparfait?

What is iez?

200

When you leave a place or arrive to a place, which type of past tense would you use?

What is the passé composé?

200
Which sentence is correct and why? Alice est tombée Alice est tombé John et Alice est tombées John est tombés
What is "Alice est tombée"?
200
How would someone make the following subject(s) agree when using être as a helping verb in the passé composé? Jane et Mary
What is feminine plural?
300
What are the steps for conjugating the PC with Avoir?
What is 1. Conjugate avoir, 2. take off the ending (er, ir, re) and add (é, i, u) OR add the irregular past participle.
300
Translate the phrase: The weather was beautiful!
What is il faisait beau?
300
When you open a book and the author is describing the background and seeting of the novel, even describing the characteristics of the main character...what type of past tense is used exclusively?
What is the imparfait?
300
What is one of two ways that can be used to help memorize all 17 verbs that use être in the past tense?
What is Dr Mrs Vandertrampp and verbs that have something to do with "coming" and "going"?
300
Which helping verb used in the passé composé must have subject agreement on the past participle?
What is the verb être?
400
What does "J'ai reçu une lettre" mean "en anglais"?
What is "I recieved a letter"?
400
Why is this sentence in the imparfait? Quand j'avais 5 ans, j'étais petit et j'avais les cheveux bruns.
What is description?
400

Translate the following into the imparfait: I used to speak spanish The weather was windy We were small, but you were tall

What is je parlais l'espagnol, il faisait du vent, and nous étions petits, mais tu étais grand.

400
What are the 5 irregular past participles with être in the past tense?
What is mort, né, devenu, venu, et revenu.
400
What present tense form must you use to first find the stem for the imparfait?
What is the present tense "nous" form?
500
Translate the following into French: I made a decision... We gave a present... You took a test....
What is j'ai fait une decision, nous avons offert un cadeau, tu as pris un examen?
500
If you were writing this in French, would you need the impafait and why? When I was young, I talked. I also played with cars.
What is description and repeatual actions?
500
List 7 types of sentences that are always used with imparfait in the past tense.
What is date, time, weather, scene, age, physical characteristics, personal characteristics, attitude, feelings/emotions, and physical conditions.
500
List all 17 verbs that use Etre as their helping verb in the past tense.
What is devenir, rester, mourir, revenir, sortir, venir, arriver, naître, descendre, entrer, rentrer, tomber, retourner, aller, monter, partir, et passer.
500
When should someone use imparfait vs. the passé composé in the past tense?
What is _____answers will vary____?