Passe Compose Flashcards

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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
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this formation consists of

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an auxiliary and a past participle

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3
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most verbs use what as the auxiliary

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the present tense of the verb avoir

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avoir present tense conjugation

A
J'ai
Tu as
Il/elle/on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/elles ont
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How are the past participles formed (for regular verbs)

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

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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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ir verbs

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i

Finir–> Fini

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re verbs

A

u

Attendre–> Attendu

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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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The following are

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irregular past participles

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apprendre

A

appris

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avoir

A

eu

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boire

A

bu

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comprendre

A

compris

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connaitre (i with circonflex)

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connu

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decouvrir (e accent acute)

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decouvert (first e accent acute)

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17
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devoir

A

du (u circonflex)

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dire

A

dit

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ecrire (first e accent acute)

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ecrit (accent stays)

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etre (first e circonflex)

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ete (both e acute)

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faire

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fait

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lire

A

lu

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23
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mettre

A

mis

24
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recevoir

A

recu (cedilla on c)

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courir

A

couru

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couvrir

A

couvert

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croire

A

cru

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conduire

A

conduit

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offrir

A

offert

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ouvrir

A

ouvert

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pouvoir

A

pu

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prendre

A

pris

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savoir

A

su

34
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voir

A

vu

35
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vouloir

A

voulu

36
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venir

A

venu

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souffrir

A

souffert

38
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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
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when is etre used in passe compose

A

for more action verbs… ie. the DR. VANDERTRAMMPS

40
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the following are

A

the vandertrammps

41
Q

devenir

A

devenu

42
Q

revenir

A

revenu

43
Q

venir

A

venu

44
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aller

A

alle (accent acute on e)

45
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naitre (circonflex on i)

A

ne (accent acute)

46
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descendre

A

descendu

47
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entrer

A

entré

48
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rester

A

resté

49
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tomber

A

tombé

50
Q

retourner

A

retourné

51
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arriver

A

arrivé

52
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mourir

A

mort

53
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monter

A

monté

54
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partir

A

parti

55
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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
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conjugate mourir

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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