Avoir - Regular Verbs Flashcards
What three steps do you need to form the perfect tense in french?
1) find the verb you need
2) change the way the verb is written - past participle
3) add a part of the verb avoir with its subject pronoun
What is the ending of ‘er’ verbs when used as a past participle?
É
Remove the er to find the stem
Add an é
What is the ending of ‘ir’ verbs when used as a past participle?
i
Remove the ir
Add an i
What is the ending of ‘re’ verbs when used as a past participle?
U
Remove the re
Add a u
What are the different forms avoir?
J'ai Tu as Il/elle/on a Nous avons Vous avez Ils/elles ont
What are the 2 things to remember when forming the perfect tense with avoir?
1) forgetting the part of avoir
2) present tense j’ai means I have not I
What can je joue mean?
I played
I have played
I did play