La passé composé avec avoir (Past tense with to have). Flashcards

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How do you form la passé composé avec avoir?

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Subject pronoun + auxiliary verb + past participle = la passé composé avec avoir.

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How do you conjugate the verb avoir?

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J'ai.
Tu as.
Il a.
Elle a.
On a.
Nous avons.
Vous avez.
Ils ont.
Elles ont.
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I played.

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J’ai joué.

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We played.

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Nous avons joué.

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You sang.

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Tu as chanté.

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You (plural) sang.

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Vous avez chanté.

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She listened.

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Elle a ecouté.

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They (feminine) bought.

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Elles ont acheté.

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I watched.

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J’ai regardé.

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He watched.

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Il a regardé.

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You chose.

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Tu as choisi.

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They (masculine) chose.

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Ils ont choisi.

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We blushed.

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Nous avons rougi.

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He blushed.

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Il a rougi.

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I filled.

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J’ai rempli.

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She filled.

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Elle a rempli.

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You succeeded.

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Tu as réussi.

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They (masculine) succeeded.

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Ils ont réussi.

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What are the past participle of the following verbs:
Avoir.
Boire.
Voir.
Comprendre.
Devoir.
Dire.
Écrire.
Être.
Faire.
Lire.
Mettre.
Ouvrir.
Pouvoir.
Prendre.
Recevoir.
Vouloir.
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Avoir (to have) - eu.
Boire (to drink) - bu.
Voir (to see) - vu.
Comprendre (to understand) - compris.
Devoir (to have to) - dû.
Dire (to say) - dit.
Écrire (to write) - écrit.
Être (to be) - été.
Faire (to do) - fait.
Lire (to read) - lu.
Mettre (to put on) - mis.
Ouvrir (to open) - ouvert.
Pouvoir (to be able to) - pu.
Prendre (to take) - pris.
Recevoir (to receive) - reçu.
Vouloir (to want to) - voulu.
19
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I’ve had.

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J’ai eu.

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You were able.

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Tu as pu.

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He drank.

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Il a bu.

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I saw.

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J’ai vu.

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She understood.

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Elle a compris.

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We said.

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Nous avons dit.

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They (feminine) opened.

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Elles ont ouvert.

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I attended.

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J’ai attendu.

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What is the rule for la passé composé avec avoir regarding -re, -er and -ir?

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For -re verbs, remove the -re and replace it with a -u.
For example, attendre - attendu, vendre - vendu and rendre - rendu.

For -er verbs, remove the -r and add an acute accent to the remaining -e.
For example, manger - mangé, jouer - joué and acheter - acheté.

For -ir verbs, remove the -r and leave the -i.
For example, finir - fini, choisir - choisi and accueillir - accueilli.