The perfect tense Flashcards
When is the perfect tense used?
To talk about something that happened in the past - an action that has completely finished
How to form the perfect tense?
The present tense of avoir or être (auxiliaires)
The past participle of the main verb
ER verbs ending
-é
IR verbs ending
-i
RE verbs ending
-u
Avoir past participle
eu
Boire past participle
bu
Comprendre past participle
compris
Connaitre past participle
connu
Croire past participle
cru
Devoir past participle
dû
Dire past participle
dit
Écrire past participle
ecrit
Être past participle
été
Faire past participle
fait
Lire past participle
lu
Mettre past participle
mis
Ouvrir past participle
ouvert
Pouvoir past participle
pu
Prendre past participle
pris
Savoir past participle
su
Voir past participle
vu
Vouloir past participle
voulu
Agreement rules for étre verb
Feminine + singular = -e
Masculine plural = -s
Feminine plural = -es
Verbs that take the verb étre
Monter
Retourner
Rester
Venir
Arriver
Naitre (IR)
Sortir
Tomber
Rentrer
Aller
Mourir (IR)
Partir
Entrer
Descendre