French Tenses Flashcards
1
Q
Passé composé
e.g. I talked
How do you form it?
Negative form e.g.
A
avoir + past participle
past participle=
- – er- é
- – ir- i
- – re- u
je n’ai parlé pas
2
Q
Passé composé with être
Negative form e.g.
A
être + 15 verbs/ reflexive verbs WITH AGREEMENT
monter revenir sortir venir venu arriver naître descendre entrer rentrer tomber rester aller mourir mort partir devenir retourner
je ne me suis pas …
3
Q
Future Proche
I am going to
A
v. aller +infinitive
4
Q
Immediate past
I just HAD….
A
venir de +infinitive
je venais de finir mes devoirs
5
Q
L’imparfait
when something was happening continuously
irregular
A
stem + ending
stem= the verb in nous taking off -ons ending= ais ais ait ions iez aient
irregular: être= ét
6
Q
Future Simple
I will
A
verb in infinitive (remove ‘e’ if at the end of the infinitive) + verb with future ending
future ending= ai as a ons ez ont
je finirai
7
Q
Conditional
I would
A
future stem + imperfect endings
