Passé Composé Flashcards
The past participle is formed by adding an ending to the verb stem.
Regular past participle takes the following endings.
Er
Ir
Re??
Er verbs take -é
Parler to speak = parlé spoken.
Ir verbs take -i. Choisir to choose = choisi chosen.
Re verbs take u. Entendre (to hear) = entendu (heard)
In The negative form, ne is placed before avoir or être and pas is placed after.
Il a vendu sa voiture
Negative?
Ils ont dîné au restaurant
Negative?
Il n’a pas vendu sa voiture
Ils n’ont pas dîné au restaurant.
Three ways to make a question.
Rising intonation: vous avez aimé la pièce?
Inversion: Avez-vous aimé la pièce?
Est-ce que vous avez aimé la pièce?
Did you like the play.
Passé composér refers to a SINGLE action in the past.
It is built of two parts …
Avoir or être + a
Past participle
Nous avons réussi à les convaincre
We managed to convince them
I finished eating
J’ai fini de manger
Finir
We finished eating
Nous avons fini de manger
Finir
You lost your car.
Tu as perdu ta voiture
Perdre
They lost their car
Ils ont perdu leur voiture
Perdre
He traveled with Sophie.
Il a voyagé avec Sophie
voyager
You (pl) traveled with Sophie
Vous avez travaillé avec Sophie.
travailler
Irrégulier past participles
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Acquérir
To acquire
Pp - acquis = acquired
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apprendre
To learn
Pp - appris - learned
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Avoir
Pp - eu - Had
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Boir
To drink
Pp- bu - drunk
Irrégulier past participles
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Comprendre
To understand
Pp - compris - understood
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Conduire
Pp - conduit - driven
Irrégulier past participles
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Craindre
To fear
Pp - craint - feared
Irrégulier past participles
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Devoir
Must, have to
Pp - dû - had to
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Dire
Pp - dit - said
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Écrire
Pp - écrit - written
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Faire
To do, to make
Pp - fait - done, made
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Falloir
To have to
Pp- fallu - had to
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Lire
Pp - lu - read
Irrégulier past participles
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Mettre
To put
Pp - mis - put
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Mourir
Pp - mort - dead
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Naître
Pp - né - born
Irrégulier past participles
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Offrir
Pp - offert - offered
Irrégulier past participles
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Ouvrir
Pp - ouvert - opened
Irrégulier past participles
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Peindre
To paint
Pp - peint - painted
Irrégulier past participles
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Plaire
To please
Pp - plu - pleased.
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Pleuvoir
To rain
Pp - plu - rained
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Pouvoir
Can, be able to
Pp - pu - could
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Prendre
To take
Pp - pris - taken
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Recevoir
To receive
Pp - reçu - received
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Rire
To laugh
Pp - ri - laughed
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Savoir
To know.
Pp - su - known
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Suivre
To follow
Pp - suivi - followed
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Vivre
To live
Pp - vécu - lived
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Voir
Pp - vu - seen
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Vouloir
To want
Pp - voulu - wanted
Passé C with Être.
Verbs of movement are conjugated with Être.
Aller, Venir, monter. Etc. MEMORIZE.
ALSO all … Verbs are conjugated with Être in the passé composé
Reflexive
The past participle of verbs conjugated with Être AGREES in number and gender with the subject unlike avoir.
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To go
They went
Aller
Ils sont allés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To arrive
We arrived
Arriver
Nous sommes arrivés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To go down
He went down
Descendre
Il est descendu
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To become
I became
Devenir
Je suis devenu
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To enter
You entered
Entrer
Tu es entré
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To go up, to climb
They went up
Monter
Ils sont montés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To die
We died
Mourir
Nous sommes morts
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To be born
They were born
Naître
Ils sont nés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To leave
She left
Partir
Elle est parti
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To return
You (pl) returned
Rentrer
Vous êtes rentrés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To stay, to remain
You stayed
Rester
Tu es resté
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To return, go back
I returned
Retourner
Je suis retourné
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To return
We returned
Revenir
Nous sommes revenus
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To go out
They went out
Sortir
Ils sont sortis
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To fall
You (pl) fell
Tomber
Vous êtes tombés
Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE
To come, to arrive
She arrived
Venir
Elle est venue
la voiture est tombée en panne
The car broke down
All pronominal verbs are conjugated with être. They MOSTLY agree in gender and number with subject.
Se réveiller
Je me suis réveillé(e) Tu t'es réveillé(e) Il s'est réveillé (e) Nous nous sommes réveillé(e)s Vous vous êtes réveillé(e)(s) Ils/elles se sont réveillé(e)s
Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.
She walked on the beach
Elle s’est promenée sur la plage.
Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.
They were (got) bored at the reception
Ils se sont ennuyés à la réception.
Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.
He fainted because of the heat.
Il s’est évanoui à cause de la chaleur
Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.
They did not go to bed
Ils ne se sont pas couché de bonne heure.
Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.
She did not take a walk along the canal.
Elle ne s’est pas promenée le long du canal
In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être.
Did he realize his mistake?
S’est-il rendu compte de son erreur?
In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être.
Did you have a good time at the party?
Vous êtes vous biens amusés à la fête?
When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.
Elle s’est coupé les ongles. (Not coupés)
She trimmed her nails
When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.
Elle s’est fait arracher une dent.
She had a tooth pulled
When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.
Elle s’est offert une nouvelle moto (not offerte)
She treated herself to a new motorbike
When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject.
They kissed each other
Ils se sont embrassés
When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject.
They met in Venice
Ils se sont rencontrés à Venice
When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.
They called each other
Ils se sont téléphoné
When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.
You talked to each other on the phone
Vous vous êtes parlé au téléphone.
When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.
They wrote each other long letters.
Ils se sont écrit de longues lettres.
Six verbs conjugated with Être in the passé composé are conjugated with Avoir and follow the avoir agreement WHEN A DIRECT OBJECT FOLLOWS THE VERB. in these cases the meaning of the verb changes. The six verbs are..
Sortir Rentrer Monter Descendre Passer Retourner
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Ils sont montés en haut de la Tour Eiffle
Ils ont monté les malles au granier
They went to the top of the Eiffel Tower
They took the trunks up to the attic
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Elle est descendue au riz-de-chaussée
Elle a descendu les poubelles
She went down to the ground floor
She took down the garbage cans
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Elle est sorti avec des amis.
Elle a sorti la voiture du garage
She went out with some friends
She took the car out of the garage
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Elle est rentrée de vacances hier.
Elle a rentré les géraniums dans le salon
She came back from vacation yesterday
She brought the geraniums into the living room.
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Je suis passé devant les Galeries
J’ai passé trois semaines à Tokyo
I passed by the galleries
I spent three weeks in Tokyo
6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.
Je suis retourné à Venice pour la troisième fois.
J’ai retourné l’omelette
I went back to Venice for the third time
She turned over the omelette.
