Past Historic (NOT IN EXAM)

Question 1

Never…

Answer 1

Conversational

Question 2

Rarely…

Answer 2

Spoken (formal speeches, historical programmes on radio/tv)

Question 3

Mostly…

Answer 3

Written

Question 4

Predominantly…

Answer 4

In the high register (literature, bibliographical accounts, historical narrative)

Question 5

Used for events that are…

Answer 5

Regarded as completed

Question 6

Unlike the perfect tense there is no…

Answer 6

Connection with the time of speaking

Question 7

What is the past historic?

Answer 7

Distant or disconnected past

Question 8

What other use does the past historic have?

Answer 8

Used for a succession of events in a narrative

Question 9

Endings for -er

Answer 9

ai, as, a, âmes, âtes, èrent

Question 10

Endings for -ir

Answer 10

is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent

Question 11

Endings for -re

Answer 11

is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent

Question 12

Endings of mourir, devoir

Answer 12

us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent

Question 13

Endings for verbs with past participle ending in -u

Answer 13

us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent

Question 14

Endings for venir, tenir

Answer 14

ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent

Question 15

Être

Answer 15

je fus, tu fus, il/elle fut, nous fûmes, vous fûtes, ils/elles furent

Question 16

Avoir

Answer 16

j’eus, tu eus, il/elle eut, nous eûmes, vous eûtes, ils/elles eurent