3.2.14 (L29) - Conjugate and Use Verbs In the Past Tense (The passé composé) Flashcards
Define passé composé.
Composed Past
How many parts is the passé composé composed of?
2 parts
What are the parts that it is composed of?
a form of avoir or être AND a past particle (pp)
Most verbs use être in the passé composé. True of False?
False. Most verbs use avoir.
What do reg. past particles end in in English? Example what is the pp of walk?
-ed e.g. to walk -> walked
Conjugate Avoir
J’ai nous avons
Tu as vous avez
Il/Elle/On a ils/elles ont
For a reg past particle what happens to an -er verb?
The -er drops and we add “é”
For a reg past particle what happens to an -ir verb?
The -ir drops and we add “i”
For a reg past particle what happens to an -re verb?
The -re drops and we add “u”
Change regarder to the passé composé.
regarder -> regardé
Change choisir to the passé composé.
choisir -> choisi
Change vendre to the passé composé.
vendre -> vendu
How do you construct a sentence in the passé composé?
subject + form of avoir that matches it + verb in passé composé form
Change “I watched” to the passé composé.
J’ai regardé.
Change “We chose” to the passé composé.
Nous avons choisi.
Change “They sold” to the passé composé.
Ils ont vendu
You are not allowed to add extra words at the end of subject and past tense verb. True or False?
False!
Translate: You watched TV.
Tu as regardé la télé.
The 2 words in the passé composé translate to 2 words in English. True or False?
False.
How many words do the 2 words in the passé composé.translate to in English?
Gen. 1 (can be 2 but norm. people don’t say i have walked, just i walked.
What does the passé composé with avoir translate to in English? (2 gen. things)
“did” OR “have done” something
