Passé Composé Flashcards

1
Q

When to use passé composé

A
  • talking about past events that started and finished at a particular time in the past
  • talk about main events (imparfait is for background information
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2
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The two components of passé composé

A
  1. the auxiliary verb ie. avoir or être conjugated in the present tense
  2. the past participle of the verb you want to conjugate

avoir is the most common

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3
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conjugations of avoir in present tense

A
j'ai
tu as 
il/elle a 
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont
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4
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conjugations of être in present tense

A
je suis 
tu es
il/elle est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont
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5
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when to use être

A
D devenir 
R revenir 
M mourir
R retourner 
S sortir 
V venir 
A arriver 
N naître
D descendre
E entrer
R rentrer
T tomber
R rester 
A aller
M monter
P partir
P passer
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6
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Acronym for être verbs

A

DRMRSVANDERTRAMPP

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7
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The rule with using être

A

the past participle must agree with the sing/pluriel and masc/fem

for a mixed group always use the masculine form

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8
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Example of the passé composé using entrer

A

sing:
vous êtes entré (masc)
vous êtes entrée (fem)

plural
vous êtes entrés (masc)
vous êtes entrées (fem)

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9
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How to form a question with passé composé (être)

A

Use inversion
eg.
sont-ils partis? (did they leave)
ne sont-ils pas partis (didn’t they leave)

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10
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how to form the past participle

A

-er verbs
remove -er to make the stem
add é

  • ir verbs
    remove ir to make the stem
    add I

-re verbs
remove -re to make the stem
add u

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11
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donner

A

donné

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appeler

A

appelé

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choisir

A

choisi

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perdre

A

perdu

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boire

A

bu

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avoir

A

eu

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17
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apprendre

A

appris

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18
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comprendre

A

compris

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conduire

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connaître

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courir

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croire

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décevoir

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devoir

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dire

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être

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faire

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lire

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mettre

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mourir

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naître

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recevoir

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savoir

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suivre

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tenir

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venir

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voir

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vouloir

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vivre

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aller

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dormir

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sentir

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sortir

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rompre

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rire