Passe Compose Flashcards

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1
Q

Why use Passé Compose

A

Single action in the past

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2
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Structure

A

Avoire or etre + past participle

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Participle for er verbs

A

Er changes to é

Parler becomes parlé

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Participle for ir verbs

A

Ir becomes i

Choisir becomes choisi

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5
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Participle for re verbs

A

Re becomes u

Entendre becomes entendu

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6
Q

How to negate

A

Place around avoir or être

Il n’a pas vendu sa voiture

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7
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Avoir conjugation

A
J'ai 
Tu as 
Il a 
Nous avons 
Vous avez 
Ils ont
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8
Q

What if there’s a pronoun?

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It precedes the avoir or être

Il a pris la bonne décision

Il l’a prise

Elle a compris ses erreurs

Elle les a comprises

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WHEN to use être for passe composé

A

The verbs in the deck and pronominal verbs

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10
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Exception to être verbs

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WHEN sortir rentrer monter descendre passer and retourner have a direct object following the verb they use avoir

Elle a sortie la voiture du garage

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11
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Aller

A

To go

Basic

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Arriver

A

To arrive

Also basic

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13
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Descendre

A

To go down

Like to descend

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Devenir

A

To become

The veneer was lifted and he became a new man

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Entrer

A

To enter

Duh

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16
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Monter

A

To go up

You monter the mountain

17
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Mourir

A

To die

Mourn the death

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Naître

A

To be born

Jesus was born on nativity

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Partir

A

To go or leave to go somewhere

To part ways

20
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Rentrer

A

To return

Duh

21
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Rester

A

To rest

Duh

22
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Retourner

A

To turn around

To return something

23
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Revenir

A

To come back from somewhere

He re venired after a long time

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Sortie

A

To go out or to exit

He sorted himself and left the house

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Tomber

A

To fall

He fell like a tomb

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Venir

A

To come or arrive

Vihan ur finally here