forming the past tense Flashcards
how do you change the pronouns when using the verb tense avoir?
je - j’ai tu - tu as il/elle/on - il/elle/on a nous - nous avons vous - vous avez ils/elles - ils/elles ont
how do you change the pronouns when using the verb tense être?
je - je suis tu - tu es il/elle/on - il/elle/on est nous - nous sommes vous - vous êtes ils/elles- ils/elles sont
what group of words are the exception to the avoir verb in the past tense?
MRS VANDERTRAMP
what does the M in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
monter —> montè(e)
what does monter mean?
to climb
what does the R in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
rester —> resté(e)
what does rester mean?
to stay
what does the S in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
sortir —> sortir(e)
what does sortir mean?
to go out
what does the V in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
venir —> venu(e)
what does venir mean?
to come
what does the A in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
aller —> allé(e)
what does aller mean?
to go
what does the N in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
naître —> né(e)
what does naître mean?
to be born
what does ther D in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
descendre —> descendu(e)
what does descendre mean?
to go down
what does the E in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
entrer —> entré(e)
what does entrer mean?
to enter
what does the R in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
retourner —> retourné(e)
what does retourner mean?
to return
what does the T in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
tomber —> tombé(e)
what does tomber mean?
to fall
what does the R in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
rentrer —> rentré(e)
what does rentrer mean?
to come back
what does the A in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
arriver —> arrivé(e)
what does arriver mean?
to arrive
what does the M in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
mourir —> mort(e)
what does mourir mean?
to die
what does the P in MRS VANDERTRAMP stand for?
partir —> parti(e)
what does partir mean?
to leave
