Passé Composé

Rules of PC

100

How do you form the past participle of ER verbs: parler, travailler, diner aimer?

Change the ER to an ê: parlê, travaillê, dîner?

200

What does one of the helping verbs HAVE to be?

Conjugated form of avoir or être (I will accept just AVOIR)

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

What is the second step in the PC?

Write the correct form of the verb (either avoir or être)

Past Participles

100

What is a past participle? Give an example

The past form of the verb (saw, heard, ran, etc.)

200

How do 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

What is special about the passé composé using ALLER? TWO THINGS!!!

You use ETRE and you must match the ending of allé with who you are talking about

400

In the negative, do the ne/n'... pas go around the past participle? If not, where do they go?

No, they go around the helping verb (form of avoir or être)

500

Can you have more than 1 past participle?

NO

Irregular past Participles

100

What is the Past participle of faire?

fait

200

What is the Past participle of prendre?

pris

300

What is the Past participle of voir?

What is vu

400

What is the Past participle of lire

What is lu

500

What is the Past participle of pouvoir?

What is pu

Asking/talking about the week-end

100

How do you ask someone what they did YESTERDAY?

What is "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier

200

How do you say "first"

What is d'abord

300

How do you ask someone where they went?

What is "tu es allé(e) où?"

400

Comment dit-on "I woke up at 7 am on Saturday?"

What is "Je me suis réveillé(e) à 7h samedi."?

500

How do you ask someone "What did you do last weekend?"

What is "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait le weekend passé?"

être our avoir

100

Comment dit-on I went?

What is je suis allé(e)?

200

Comment dit-on I ate an apple?

What is "J'ai mangé une pomme"?

300

Comment dit-on "She went out"?

What is "Elle est sortie"?

400

Comment dit-on "I returned home"

What is je suis rentré(e) (chez moi)?

500

Comment dit-on I lived in Austin?

What is j'ai habité à Austin?