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Q

What is the past participle for the verb?

donner (to give)

A

donné

For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é

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What is the past participle for the verb?

tomber (to fall)

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tombé

For -er verbs, you replace the -er at the end of the infinitive with é

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What is the past participle for the verb?

finir (to finish)

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fini

For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i

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What is the past participle for the verb?

partir (to leave)

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parti

For -ir verbs, you replace the -ir at the end of the infinitive with i

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What is the past participle for the verb?

attendre (to wait)

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attendu

For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u

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What is the past participle for the verb?

descendre (to go down)

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descendu

For -re verbs, you replace the -re at the end of the infinitive with u

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What is the past participle for the verb?

avoir (to have)

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eu

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

devoir (to have to)

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dû

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

dire (to say)

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dit

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

être (to be)

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été

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

faire (to do)

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fait

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

mettre (to put)

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mis

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

pouvoir (to be able)

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pu

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

prendre (to take)

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pris

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

savoir (to know)

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su

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

tenir (to hold)

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tenu

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

venir (to come)

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venu

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

voir (to see)

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vu

Some past participles are irregular

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What is the past participle for the verb?

vouloir (to want)

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voulu

Some past participles are irregular

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Translate to French

I gave, I have given

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J’ai donné

Most verbs form the perfect tense using avoir conjugated + pp

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You gave (familiar), you have given

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Tu as donné

Most verbs form the perfect tense using avoir conjugated + pp

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He gave, he has given

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Il a donné

Most verbs form the perfect tense using avoir conjugated + pp

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We gave, we have given

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Nous avons donné

Most verbs form the perfect tense using avoir conjugated + pp

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You (polite, plural) gave, you have given

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Vous avez donné

Most verbs form the perfect tense using avoir conjugated + pp

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# Translate to French They gave, they have given
Ils ont donné, elles ont donné | Most verbs form the perfect tense using **avoir conjugated** + pp
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# Translate to French She gave Claude her phone number.
Elle a donné à Claude son numéro de téléphone. | Most verbs form the perfect tense using **avoir conjugated** + pp
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# Translate to French He's bought a computer.
Il a acheté un ordinateur. | Most verbs form the perfect tense using **avoir conjugated** + pp
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# Translate to French I didn't watch TV yesterday
Je n'ai pas regardé la télé hier | The -ve construct, ne ... pas goes around the auxiliary part of the verb
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# Translate to French I went to the football match yesterday.
Je suis allé au match de football hier. | Verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb
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# Translate to French He's gone out to buy a newspaper.
Il est sorti acheter un journal. | Verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb
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# Translate to French At which station did you get off?
À quelle gare es-tu descendu ? | Verbs that talk about movement or change use être as the auxiliary verb
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# Translate to French Did you bring the bags down?
As-tu descendu les sacs ? | Verbs that normally use être, use avoir when used with the direct object
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# Translate to French She went up the stairs.
Elle a monté les escaliers. | Verbs that normally use être, use avoir when used with the direct object
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# Translate to French She took her purse out of her handbag.
Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac à main. | Verbs that normally use être, use avoir when used with the direct object
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# Translate to French I fell, I have fallen
* Je suis tombé (masc) * je suis tombée (feminine) | When a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French You fell (familiar), you have fallen
* Tu es tombé (masc) * Tu es tombée (feminine) | when a verb takes être, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French He fell, he has fallen
Il est tombé | When a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French She fell, she has fallen
Elle est tombée
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# Translate to French We fell, we have fallen
* Nous sommes tombés (masc) * Nous sommes tombées (feminine) | When a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French You (polite, plural) fell, you have fallen
* Vous êtes tombé (masc singular) * Vous êtes tombée (feminine singular) * Vous êtes tombés (masc plural) * Vous êtes tombées (feminine plural) | When a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French They fell, they have fallen
* Ils sont tombés (masc plural) * Elles sont tombées (feminine plural) | When a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French Marcel and Marie fell in love
Marcel et Marie sont tombés amoureux | The subj of the sentence is masc + fem, the pp has a masc plural ending
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# Translate to French He's finished his dissertation
Il a terminé sa dissertation | When the direct object comes **after** the verb, the pp doesn't change.
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# Translate to French They finished their dissertation
Ils ont terminé leur dissertation | When the direct object comes **after** the verb, the pp doesn't change.
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# Translate to French The essay that he finished yesterday
La dissertation qu'il a finie hier | If the dir obj comes **before** the verb, the pp agrees with the dir obj
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# Translate to French The essay that they finished yesterday
La dissertation qu'elles ont finie hier | If the dir obj comes **before** the verb, the pp agrees with the dir obj
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# Translate to French Did he drink his tea? Yes, he drank it.
A-t-il bu son thé? Oui, il l'a bu. | If the dir obj comes **before** the verb, the pp agrees with the dir obj
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# Translate to French Did he drink his lemonade. Yes, he drank it
A-t-il bu sa limonade? Oui, il l'a bue | If the dir obj comes **before** the verb, the pp agrees with the dir obj
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# Translate to French I washed myself
* Je me suis lavé (masc) * Je me suis lavée (feminine) | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French You (familiar) washed yourself
* Tu t'es lavé (masc) * Tu t'es lavée (feminine) | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French He washed himself
Il s'est lavé | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French She washed herself
Elle s'est lavée | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French We washed ourselves
* Nous nous sommes lavés * Nous nous sommes laveés | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French You (polite/plural) washed yourself/yourselves
* Vous vous êtes lavé * Vous vous êtes lavée * Vous vous êtes lavés * Vous vous êtes lavées | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb
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# Translate to French They washed themselves
* Ils se sont lavés * Elles se sont lavées | if a verb takes **être**, the pp agrees with the subject of the verb

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