Passe Compose Flashcards

1
Q

The passe compose (accent acute on both e) is used to express

A

an action completed in the past

basically it’s past tense

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2
Q

this formation consists of

A

an auxiliary and a past participle

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3
Q

most verbs use what as the auxiliary

A

the present tense of the verb avoir

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4
Q

avoir present tense conjugation

A
J'ai
Tu as
Il/elle/on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/elles ont
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5
Q

How are the past participles formed (for regular verbs)

A

by dropping the verb endings and adding the appropriate past participle ending

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6
Q

past participle for er verbs

A

e (accent acute- I would put the accent but my laptop giving trouble rn)

Parler–> Parle (with accent)

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7
Q

ir verbs

A

i

Finir–> Fini

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8
Q

re verbs

A

u

Attendre–> Attendu

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9
Q

Therefore attendre full conjugation

A
J'ai attendu
tu as attendu
il/elle/on a attendu
nous avons attendu
vous avez attendu
ils/elles ont attendu
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10
Q

The following are

A

irregular past participles

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11
Q

apprendre

A

appris

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12
Q

avoir

A

eu

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13
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boire

A

bu

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14
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comprendre

A

compris

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15
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connaitre (i with circonflex)

A

connu

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16
Q

decouvrir (e accent acute)

A

decouvert (first e accent acute)

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17
Q

devoir

A

du (u circonflex)

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18
Q

dire

A

dit

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19
Q

ecrire (first e accent acute)

A

ecrit (accent stays)

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20
Q

etre (first e circonflex)

A

ete (both e acute)

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21
Q

faire

A

fait

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22
Q

lire

A

lu

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23
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mettre

A

mis

24
Q

recevoir

A

recu (cedilla on c)

25
Q

courir

A

couru

26
Q

couvrir

A

couvert

27
Q

croire

A

cru

28
Q

conduire

A

conduit

29
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offrir

A

offert

30
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ouvrir

A

ouvert

31
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pouvoir

A

pu

32
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prendre

A

pris

33
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savoir

A

su

34
Q

voir

A

vu

35
Q

vouloir

A

voulu

36
Q

venir

A

venu

37
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souffrir

A

souffert

38
Q

etre (first e circonflex) auxiliary conjugation

A
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous etes (first e circonflex)
ils/elles sont
39
Q

when is etre used in passe compose

A

for more action verbs… ie. the DR. VANDERTRAMMPS

40
Q

the following are

A

the vandertrammps

41
Q

devenir

A

devenu

42
Q

revenir

A

revenu

43
Q

venir

A

venu

44
Q

aller

A

alle (accent acute on e)

45
Q

naitre (circonflex on i)

A

ne (accent acute)

46
Q

descendre

A

descendu

47
Q

entrer

A

entré

48
Q

rester

A

resté

49
Q

tomber

A

tombé

50
Q

retourner

A

retourné

51
Q

arriver

A

arrivé

52
Q

mourir

A

mort

53
Q

monter

A

monté

54
Q

partir

A

parti

55
Q

sortir

A

sorti

56
Q

The past participles of verbs that use être as the auxiliary agree in

A

gender and number with the subject

57
Q

conjugate mourir

A
je suis mort(e)
tu es mort(e)
il est mort
elle est morte
Nous sommes mort(e)s
Vous êtes mort(e)s
Ils sont morts
Elles son mortes