Passe Compose Flashcards
The passe compose (accent acute on both e) is used to express
an action completed in the past
basically it’s past tense
this formation consists of
an auxiliary and a past participle
most verbs use what as the auxiliary
the present tense of the verb avoir
avoir present tense conjugation
J'ai Tu as Il/elle/on a Nous avons Vous avez Ils/elles ont
How are the past participles formed (for regular verbs)
by dropping the verb endings and adding the appropriate past participle ending
past participle for er verbs
e (accent acute- I would put the accent but my laptop giving trouble rn)
Parler–> Parle (with accent)
ir verbs
i
Finir–> Fini
re verbs
u
Attendre–> Attendu
Therefore attendre full conjugation
J'ai attendu tu as attendu il/elle/on a attendu nous avons attendu vous avez attendu ils/elles ont attendu
The following are
irregular past participles
apprendre
appris
avoir
eu
boire
bu
comprendre
compris
connaitre (i with circonflex)
connu
decouvrir (e accent acute)
decouvert (first e accent acute)
devoir
du (u circonflex)
dire
dit
ecrire (first e accent acute)
ecrit (accent stays)
etre (first e circonflex)
ete (both e acute)
faire
fait
lire
lu