Past tense in French has to have either etre or aller
False
It has to have etre or avoir
elles ont pris
they took
you went
tu es alle (e has an accent on it)
je suis parti
je ne suis pas parti
i didn't see
je n'ai pas vu
If the verb is in the list for DR. Mrs. Vandertramp, you have to use etre
True
j'ai mis
i put
she saw
elle a vu
tu as vu
tu n'as pas vu
you didn't make
tu n'as pas fait
There are only 10 irregular verbs in past tense
False
there are many!
j'ai eu
i had
you all became
vous etes (accent on the e) devenus
j'ai bu
je n'ai pas bu
he didn't have
il n'a pas eu
When you use Dr. Mrs. Vandertramp, you have to be careful to add an extra "e" every time it is about a male
False
you add an extra "e" when it is about a female
elles ont ete (both the e's have an accent)
they (girls)
they (girls) were born
elles sont nees (the first e has an accent)
mes parents sont entres (e has an accent)
mes parents ne sont pas entres ( e has an accent)
we didn't stay
nous ne sommes pas restés
When you have a past tense sentence with avoir, REGULAR verbs have the following changes:
ir verbs - take off ir and add an i
er verbs- take off er and add e (with an accent)
re verbs- take off re and add u
True
elle est allee (first e has an accent)
she went
my parents said
ils ont dit
or
mes parents ont dit
il a dit
il n'a pas dit
they (girls) didn't go
elles ne sont pas allées