The perfect tense/passé compossé

Question 1

What is the perfect tense used for?

Answer 1

Completed actions that have happened in the past

Question 2

How do you form the perfect tense?

Answer 2

Present tense avoir + past participle

Question 3

How do you form past participles?

Answer 3

For -er, remove -er and add é eg. parler becomes parlé
For -ir, remove r eg. finir becomes fini
For -re, remove re and add u eg. vendre becomes vendu

Question 4

What must you change when you are using the exceptions to the usual formation of the passé compossé?

Answer 4

Replace avoir with être

The gender/pl of the past participle must agree with the gender for these verbs

Question 5

What are the exceptions to the usual way of putting the perfect tense together?

Answer 5

Monter (to ascend)
Retourner (to return)
Sortir (to go out)
Venir (to come)
Aller (to go)
Naître (to be born) 
Descendre (to descend)
Entrer (to enter)
Tomber (to fall)
Rester (to stay)
Arriver (to arrive)
Mourir (to die)
Partir (to leave)
\+ all reflexives
\+ all modifications eg. revenir