The Perfect Tense Flashcards

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What is it used for?

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To describe a completed action in the past

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How is it formed

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Auxiliary verb (avoir or etre) and past participle

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Perfect tense with avoir

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Past participle doesn’t change to agree with subject

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With etre

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Past partciple agrees with subject
Add -e for feminine
Add -s for plural

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