Passé Composé – Avoir Flashcards
What is passé composé used to indicate?
Passé composé is used to indicate that an action or a situation occurred in the past. It corresponds to both the simple past (“I ate”) or the present perfect (“I have eaten) in English
How is passé composé formed?
Passé composé is formed by using the present tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir or être), followed by the past participle of the verb
What is the most common auxillary verb?
Avoir
How is the past participle of regular verbs formed?
The past participle of regular verbs consists of the stem plus an ending
What is the stem for -er verbs?
é
What is the stem of -ir verbs
i
What is the stem for -re verbs?
u
I ate
J’ai mangé
You ate
Tu as mangé
He ate
Il a mangé
She ate
Elle a mangé
We ate
Nous avons mangé
You ate (formal)
Vous avez mangé
They ate
Ils/ Elles ont mangé
I finished
J’ai fini
You finished
Tu as fini
He finished
Il a fini
She finished
Elle a fini
We finished
Nous avons fini
You finished (formal)
Vous avez fini
They finished
Ils/ Elles ont fini
I waited
J’ai attendu
You waited
Tu as attendu
He waited
Il a attendu
She waited
Elle a attendu
We waited
Nous avons attendu
You waited (formal)
Vous avez attendu
They waited
Ils/ Elles ont attendu
How is a sentence in the passé composé formed in the negative?
In the negative, ne precedes avoir and pas follows. The past participle always goes outside of “ne…pas”
Give me an example (He did not respond to my question)
Il n’a pas répondu à ma question
How is a sentence in the passé composé formed with inversion?
In a question with inversion, the subject pronoun follows the form of avoir
Give me an example (Have you spoken to the referee?)
As-tu parlé à l’arbitre?
How is a sentence in the passé composé formed with direct and indirect object pronouns?
The direct and indirect object pronouns precede avoir
Give me an example (She did not telephone him
Elle ne lui a pas téléphoné
Are there also irregular verbs with avoir that don’t follow the typical formation?
Yes
What does avoir mean in the passé composé?
I got, I had
Avoir
J’ai eu
What does connaitre mean?
Get to know
Connaitre
J’ai connu
What does devoir mean?
Must
Devoir
J’ai dû
What does être mean in the passé composé?
I have been
Être
J’ai été
What does faire mean in the passé composé?
I did, I made
Faire
J’ai fait
What does mettre mean?
Put
Mettre
J’ai mis
What does pouvoir mean?
Can
Pouvoir
J’ai pu
What does prendre mean?
To take
Prendre
J’ai pris
What does savoir mean?
To know
Savoir
J’ai su
What does vouloir mean?
Want
Vouloir
J’ai voulu
What does falloir mean?
Should, must
Falloir
Il a fallu
What does pleuvoir mean?
To rain
Pleuvoir
Il a plu
How do you conjugate verbs like dormir (mentir, sentir, server)?
Add the ending -i to the stem
Give me an example (I slept)
J’ai dormi
I am eating
Je mange
I have eaten
J’ai mangé
I am going to eat
Je vais manger
