Passé Composé

Rules of PC

100

You do this to form the past participle of ER verbs

Change the ER to an é: parlé, travaillé, dîné

200

This is what one of the helping verbs (auxilières) HAS to be

Avoir or être 

300

Conjugate Être

Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtes Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont

400

The passé composé is a compound conjugation, which means it has two parts:

1. present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) 2. past participle of the main verb

500

You do this to know when to use être vs. avoir. 

Dr. & Mrs. Vandertramp or verbes pronominaux (e.g.: Je me.. tu te.. elle se... etc.)

Past Participles

100

IR verbs, like 'finir' end in this letter. 

What is "i"?

200

This is how 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)

300

These special steps are required when using the passé composé with ALLER. TWO THINGS!

You use ÊTRE and you must match the ending of allé with the pronoun/subject

400

In the negative, the ne/n'... pas go around the past participle. Instead, they go here. 

What is the auxilière (form of avoir or être)

500

This statement is either correct or incorrect: You can have more than one participe passé in PC. 

What is INCORRECT?

Irregular past Participles

100

The Past Participle of faire

fait

200

The Past Participle of prendre

pris

300

The Past Participle of voir

What is vu

400

The Past Participle of lire

What is lu

500

The Past Participle of pouvoir

What is pu

Comment dit-on?

100

Comment dit-on I sang in the choir?

J'ai chanté dans la chorale.

200

Comment dit-on I walked to the park yesterday?

"Hier, j'ai marché au parc."

300

Comment dit-on I worked at a restaurant?

 "J'ai travaillé au restaurant."

400

Comment dit-on I won a soccer game?

J'ai gagné un match de foot.

500

Comment dit-on I was born in 2012?

Je suis né(e) en deux-mille douze.

Wildcard

100

Conjugate verbe avoir

j'ai, tu as, il/elle/on/iel a 

nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles/iels ont

200

These endings are used to show plural, feminine singular, and feminine plural with the auxilière "ÊTRE".

-s

-e

-es

300

This Manie Musicale song won for our class, and internationally

Toucher la lune - Maheva

400

These are THREE Dr. & Mrs. Vandertramp verbs and their meanings in English

Devenir, Revenir, Monter, Rester, Sortir, Venir, Aller, Naitre, Descendre, Entrer, Rentrer, Tomber, Retourner, Arriver, Mourir, Partir

500

This is how you conjugate the PC of the verb "Aller"

Je suis allé(e)              Nous sommes allé(e)s

Tu es allé(e)                Vous êtes allés

il/elle/on est allé(e)      Ils/elles sont allé(e)s