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1
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What is the perfect tense used for?

A

To describe a single completed action in the past.

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How do we form the perfect tense for ‘regular verbs’ that take ‘avoir’? Give both components.

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  1. The present tense of avoir

2. The past participle of the verb doing the action

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When conjugating the perfect tense for regular verbs that take ‘avoir’, are there gender agreements on the past participle?

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No

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How do you form the past participle for regular -er verbs that take ‘avoir’?

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Take off -er and add é

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Conjugate the following:

I spoke
You (informal) spoke
He spoke
We (formal) spoke
You (formal) spoke
They (female) spoke
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J'ai parlé
Tu as parlé
Il a parlé
Nous avons parlé
Vous avez parlé
Elles ont parlé
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How do you form the past participle for regular -ir verbs that take ‘avoir’?

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Take off the -ir and add -i

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Conjugate the following:

I chose
You (informal) chose
She chose
We (formal) chose
You (formal) chose
They (male) chose
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J'ai choisi
Tu as choisi
Elle a choisi
Nous avons choisi
Vous avez choisi
Ils ont choisi
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How do you form the past participle for regular -re verbs that take ‘avoir’?

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Remove the -re and add -u

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Conjugate the following:

I sold
You (informal) sold
He sold
We (formal) sold
You (formal) sold
They (female) sold
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J'ai vendu
Tu us vendu
Il a vendu
Nous avons vendu
Vous avez vendu
Elles ont vendu
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How do we form the perfect tense for ‘irregular verbs’ that take ‘avoir’? Give both components.

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  1. The present tense of avoir
  2. The past participle of the verb doing the action, which is not formed from the root of the verb as it is with irregular verbs
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Avoir means ‘to have’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of avoir?

Conjugate ‘I had’.

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eu

J’ai eu

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Boire means ‘to drink’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of boire?

Conjugate ‘you (informal) drank’.

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bu

Tu as bu

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Comprendre means ‘to understand’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of comprendre?

Conjugate ‘we (informal) understood’.

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compris

On a compris

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Connaître means ‘to know’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of connaître?

Conjugate ‘she knew’.

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connu

Elle a connu

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Croire means ‘to believe’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of croire?

Conjugate ‘we (formal) believed’.

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cru

Nous avons cru

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Devoir means ‘to have to’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of devoir?

Conjugate ‘you (informal) had to’.

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du

Vous avez du

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Dire means ‘to say’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of dire?

Conjugate ‘they (female) said’.

A

dit

Elles ont dit

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écrire means ‘to write’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of écrire?

Conjugate ‘you (informal) wrote’.

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ecrit

Tu as écrit

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Faire means ‘to do / make’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of faire?

Conjugate ‘they (male) did’.

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fait

Ils ont fait

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Lire means ‘to read’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of read?

Conjugate ‘she read’.

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lu

Ella a lu

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Mettre means ‘to put’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of mettre?

Conjugate ‘we (informal) put’.

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mis

on a mis

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ouvrir means ‘to open’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of ouvrir?

Conjugate ‘I opened’.

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ouvert

J’ai ouvert

23
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Pouvoir means ‘to be able to’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of pouvoir?

Conjugate ‘we (formal) could’.

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pu

Nous avons pu

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Prendre means ‘to take’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of prendre?

Conjugate ‘she took’.

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pris

Elle a pris

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Savoir means ‘to know’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of savoir?

Conjugate ‘you (formal) knew’.

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su

Vous avez su

26
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Connaître and savoir both mean ‘to know’. What’s the difference between them?

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Connaître: followed by a noun or nominal clause, e.g. I know Sarah

Savoir: followed by an infinitive verb or subordinate clause, e.g. I know how to do something

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Voir means ‘to see’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of voir?

Conjugate ‘he saw’.

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vu

Il a vu

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Vouloir means ‘to want’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of vouloir?

Conjugate ‘I wanted’.

A

voulu

J’ai voulu

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How do we form the perfect tense for ‘irregular verbs’ that take ‘être’? Give both components.

A
  1. The present tense of être

2. The past participle of the verb doing the action

30
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When conjugating the perfect tense for irregular verbs that take ‘être’, are there gender agreements on the past participle?

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Yes

31
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The irregular verbs that take ‘être’ in the perfect tense are known as MRS VANDERTRAMP. What do these verbs all have in common?

A

They describe a state or movement.

32
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Name all the verbs in MRS VANDERTRAMP.

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Monter
Retourner
Sortir
Venir
Arriver
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rester
Tomber
Rentrer
Aller
Mourir
Partir
33
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Monter means ‘to go up’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of monte?

Conjugate ‘I (female) went up’.

A

monté

je suis montée

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Retourner means ‘to return’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of retourner?

Conjugate ‘I (male) returned’.

A

retourné

Je suis retourné

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Sortir means ‘to go out’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of sortir?

Conjugate ‘he went out’.

A

sorti

Il est sorti

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Venir means ‘to come’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of venir?

Conjugate ‘she came’.

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venu

Elle est venue

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Arriver means ‘to arrive’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of arriver?

Conjugate ‘you (informal, female) arrived’.

A

arrive

Tu es arrivée

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Naître means ‘to be born’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of naître?

Conjugate ‘you (informal, male) was born’.

A

né

Tu es né

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Descendre means ‘to go down’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of descendre?

Conjugate ‘you (plural, mixed) went down’.

A

descendu

Vous êtes descendus

40
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Entrer means ‘to enter’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of entrer?

Conjugate ‘you (plural female) entered’.

A

entré

Vous êtes entrées

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Rester means ‘to stay’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of rester?

Conjugate ‘you (formal, singular female) stayed’.

A

resté

Vous êtes restée

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Tomber means ‘to fall’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of tomber?

Conjugate ‘you (formal, singular male) fell’.

A

tombé

Vous êtes tombé

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Rentrer means ‘to re-enter’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of rentrer?

Conjugate ‘we (formal, female) re-entered’.

A

rentré

Nous sommes rentrées

44
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Aller means ‘to go’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of aller?

Conjugate ‘we (formal, male) went’.

A

allé

Nous sommes allés

45
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Mourir means ‘to die’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of mourir?

Conjugate ‘we (formal, mixed) died’.

A

mort

Nous sommes morts

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Partir means ‘to leave’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘être’ in the perfect tense.

What is the past participle of parti?

Conjugate ‘they (female) left’.

A

parti

Elles sont parties

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