Examen No. 3 ~ Passé Composé Flashcards

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When should the passé composé be used? Provide examples.

A
  • to indicate a completed action or change in reaction/change

Examples:
- I lived in France for six months.
- Yesterday, it started to rain.
- Suddenly, we were afraid.

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What should the passé composé look like for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs?

A

manger –> mangé
choisir –> choisi
vendre –> vendu

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What should the passé composé look like for these irregular verbs?

Avoir, boire, conduire, connaître, courir, croire, devoir, dire, écrire, être, faire, lire.

A

avoir: eu
boire: bu
conduire: conduit
connaître: connu
courir: couru
croire: cru
devoir: dû
dire: dit
écrire: écrit
être: été
faire: fait
lire: lu

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What should the passé composé or past participles look like for these irregular verbs?

Mettre, ouvrir, pleuvoir, pouvoir, prendre, recevoir, rire, savoir, suivre, vivre, voir, vouloir.

A

mettre: mis
ouvrir: ouvert
pleuvoir: plu
pouvoir: pu
prendre: pris
recevoir: reçu
rire: ri
savoir: su
suivre: suivi
vivre: vécu
voir: vu
vouloir: voulu

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Which adverbs are placed between the helping verb (e.g., “ont” and “a”) and past participle (i.e., the passé composé)?

A

assez (enough), beaucoup (a lot), bien (good), bientôt (soon), déjà (already), encore (again), enfin (finally), longtemps (a long time), mal (bad), peut-être (maybe), presque (almost), seulement (only), souvent (often), sûrement (certainly), toujours (always), trop (too much), vite (quickly), and vraiment (really).

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Which verbs use the present tense of être instead of avoir as the helping verb in the passé composé or past participle?

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aller –> allé (to go)
arriver –> arrivé (to arrive)
descendre –> descendu (to descend)
devenir –> devenu (to become)
entrer –> entré (to enter)
monter –> monté (to go up)
mourir –> mort (to die)
naître –> né (to be born)
partir –> parti (to leave)
passer –> passé (to pass by)
rentrer –> rentré (to go back home)
rester –> resté (to stay)
retourner –> retourné (to return)
revenir –> revenu (to come back)
sortir –> sorti (to go out)
tomber –> tombé (to fall)
venir –> venu (to come)

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How do reflexive and reciprocal verbs help the verb être in the passé composé?

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Reflexive:
- Je me
- Tu te
- Il/elle/on se
- Nous nous
- Vous vous
-Ils/elles se

Reciprocal (indicates that the action is between one another):
- Ils s’aiment (to love each other)
- Nous nous connaissons (We know each other)
- Vous vous parlez souvent? (Do you talk to each other often?)

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