what is it?
What is this called?
A past tense used in the modern French language, to express an action that has been finished completely or incompletely at the time of speech, or at some time in the past.
what is the passe compose?
what is the verb avoir?
(conjugate and show all forms)
j'ai
tu as
il a
elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont
elles ont
What is this called?
Refers to an action that was started and completed entirely in the past. It is formed by changing the endings of verbs
past participle of a verb
What is a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject
(example: se baigner/to bathe [myself])
reflexive verbs
what is agreement of the participe passe?
making sure that the endings agree with the gender and number of our subject(s).
(when conjuating with être)
f.s---> e
m.p---> s
f.p---> es
Ils ___ ______ un livre. (ecrire)
ont écrit
what is the verb etre?
Conjugate and show all forms
je suis
tu es
il est
elle est
nous sommes
vous etes
ils sont
elles sont
the past participle that is formed ending with a é
an infinitive ending in ER
what is DRMRSVANDERTRAMP?
specific verbs that use the verb etre.
how do you form negative sentences in passe compose?
Je suis parti.→ Je ne suis pas parti.
What is the equivalent tense in English to the passe compose?
the "present perfect"/"simple past"?
Why are avoir and etre important?
They are auxiliary verbs used to form the passe compose.
the past participle that is formed ending with a u.
what is an infinitive ending in RE?
when is the verb etre used?
an auxiliary verb used to form passe compose with reflexive/DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs
how do you form negative sentences in the passe compose with reflexive verbs?
translate - I did no have fun.
NE + RP + HV + PAS + PP
Je me suis amuse.e
J'___ _______ la fenêtre. (fermer)
ai fermé
What tense is used for auxiliary verbs avoir and etre when forming the passe compose?
the present tense
the past participle that is formed ending with a i.
an infinitive ending in IR
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
when is avoir used for etre verbs?
we use avoir when descendre, (r)entrer, (re)monter, retourner and sortir are followed by a direct object. "in this case, the meaning of the verb often changes."
Translate:
We left on vacation.
nous sommes partis en vacances.
Match:
Which part tells the WHEN and which part tells the WHAT?
WHEN = Helping Verb
WHAT = Past participle
auxiliary verb most commonly used in the french language when forming the passe compose.
AVOIR
What are these called?
The verbs that do not follow the regular conjugations for ER/IR/RE infinitives and have to be memorized/learned.
irregular verbs
what are etre verbs that have irregular past participles?
DOUBLE POINTS:
what are the past participles?
Venir – Venu
Naître – Né
Revenir – Revenu
Mourir – Mort
Devenir - Devenu
Translate:
Michel finished his dessert.
Michel a fini son dessert