The perfect tense Flashcards
To be able to answer Grammar questions about The perfect tense
What is the perfect tense?
The perfect tense is a past tense that describes an action that has been completed.
What is the perfect tense used for in French?
To describe completed actions in the past
What is an example of a completed action in the perfect tense?
Yesterday, I bought …(a bag)
What do you need to form the perfect tense?
An auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and a past participle
How do you form the past participle of regular ER verbs?
Remove the (r), add é (acute) → joué
How do you form the past participle of regular IR verbs?
Remove the (r) → fini
How do you form the past participle of regular RE verbs?
Remove the ‘re’, add u → vendu (sold)
Are all past participles regular in French?
No, some past participles are irregular
What is the past participle of ‘boire’?
bu
What is the past participle of ‘prendre’?
pris
What is the past participle of ‘voir’?
vu
What is the past participle of ‘faire’?
fait
