Past Tense

Question 1

What is the French verb for ‘to have’?

Answer 1

avoir

‘Avoir’ is an essential verb in French used to indicate possession.

Question 2

How do you say ‘I have’ in French?

Answer 2

j’ai

‘J’ai’ is the contraction of ‘je ai’.

Question 3

How do you say ‘you have’ (informal singular) in French?

Answer 3

tu as

‘Tu as’ is used when addressing one person informally.

Question 4

What is the third person singular form of ‘to have’ in French?

Answer 4

il/elle/on a

This form is used for he, she, or one.

Question 5

What is the French phrase for ‘we have’?

Answer 5

nous avons

‘Nous’ means ‘we’ in French.

Question 6

How do you say ‘you have’ (plural or formal) in French?

Answer 6

vous avez

‘Vous’ is used for addressing multiple people or in formal situations.

Question 7

How do you say ‘they have’ in French?

Answer 7

ils/elles ont

‘Ils’ is used for a group of males or mixed gender, while ‘elles’ is for females.

Question 8

Translate ‘She has played rugby’ into French.

Answer 8

Elle a joué au rugby

‘A joué’ is the past participle form of ‘jouer’, meaning ‘to play’.

Question 9

Translate ‘We bought a cat’ into French.

Answer 9

Nous avons acheté un chat

‘Acheté’ is the past participle of ‘acheter’, which means ‘to buy’.

Question 10

Translate ‘I have eaten’ into French.

Answer 10

J’ai mangé

‘Mangé’ is the past participle of ‘manger’, which means ‘to eat’.

Question 11

Translate ‘he has lost’ into French.

Answer 11

il a perdu

‘Perdu’ is the past participle of ‘perdre’, meaning ‘to lose’.

Question 16

What is the irregular past participle of ‘avoir’ (to have)?

Answer 16

eu

Question 17

What is the irregular past participle of ‘boire’ (to drink)?

Answer 17

bu

Question 18

What is the irregular past participle of ‘connaître’ (to know someone)?

Answer 18

connu

Question 19

What is the irregular past participle of ‘devoir’ (to have to / must)?

Answer 19

dû

Question 20

What is the irregular past participle of ‘dire’ (to say / tell)?

Answer 20

dit

Question 21

What is the irregular past participle of ‘écrire’ (to write)?

Answer 21

écrit

Question 22

What is the irregular past participle of ‘être’ (to be)?

Answer 22

été

Question 23

What is the irregular past participle of ‘faire’ (to do / make)?

Answer 23

fait

Question 24

What is the irregular past participle of ‘lire’ (to read)?

Answer 24

lu

Question 25

What is the irregular past participle of ‘mettre’ (to put)?

Answer 25

mis

Question 26

What is the irregular past participle of ‘prendre’ (to take)?

Answer 26

pris

Question 27

What is the irregular past participle of ‘savoir’ (to know something)?

Answer 27

su

Question 28

What is the irregular past participle of ‘venir’ (to come)?

Answer 28

venu

Question 29

What is the irregular past participle of ‘vivre’ (to live)?

Answer 29

vécu