past tense Flashcards

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1
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what order do you put a past tense sentence

A
  1. the subject (je, tu, il, etc.)
  2. part of avoir
  3. past participle (ending to verb)
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2
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list the ways of saying avoir according to the subject (all verbs follows these rules but irregular verbs)

A
je- ai
tu- as
il/elle- a
nous- avons
vous- avez 
ils/elles- ont
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3
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what are the irregular verbs

A

faire, prendre, mettre, boire, voir, lire

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faire turns into

A

fait

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prendre turns into

A

pris

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mettre turns into

A

mis

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boire turns into

A

bu

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voir turns into

A

vu

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9
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lire turns into

A

lu

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10
Q

faire in the past tense means

A

done/did

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prendre in the past tense means

A

taken/took

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mettre in the past tense means

A

put/put on

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13
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lire in the past tense means

A

read

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14
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boire in the past tense means

A

drank/drunk

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voir in the past tense means

A

saw/seen

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16
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when using the verb aller(to go) in the past tense you don’t say j’ai allé but say

A

je suis allé

17
Q

aller (and resté) doesn’t use avoir in past tense but uses … but the rest of the rules stay the same

A

être

18
Q

the rules for être with avoir in past tense are..

A
je- suis
tu-es 
il/elle- est
nous- sommes 
vous- êtes 
ils/elles- sont
19
Q

fem singular of aller is

A

allée

20
Q

masc singular of aller

A

allé

21
Q

masc pl of aller

A

allés

22
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fem pl of aller

A

allées

23
Q

mixed pl of aller

A

allés

24
Q

past particle endings for -er,-ir and -re verbs

A
  • er - é
  • ir - i
  • re - u