Unit 12: The Passe Compose

Question 1

l’acteur, l’actrice

Answer 1

The actor, the actress

Question 2

alle

Answer 2

Past participle of aller (to go)

Question 3

un appel

Answer 3

a phone call

Question 4

s’appeler

Answer 4

Verb. To be named, to call oneself. ex: J m’appelle

Question 5

arrive

Answer 5

Past particle of arriver (to arrive)

Question 6

bete

Answer 6

Adj. foolish, dumb.

Question 7

une betise

Answer 7

a foolish mistake

Question 8

bu

Answer 8

Past participle of bore (to drink)

Question 9

commence

Answer 9

Past participle of commencer (to begin)

Question 10

la representation a commence

Answer 10

the performance began

Question 11

la dame

Answer 11

the lady

Question 12

dehors

Answer 12

Adj. outside

Question 13

demande

Answer 13

Past participle of demander (to ask)

Question 14

dit

Answer 14

Past participle of dire (to say, to tell)

Question 15

donne

Answer 15

Past particle of donner (go give)

Question 16

l’entracte

Answer 16

intermission

Question 17

entre

Answer 17

Past participle of entrer (to enter, to go in)

Question 18

faire un appeal

Answer 18

to make a phone call

Question 19

fait

Answer 19

Past participle of faire (to do, to make)

Question 20

hier

Answer 20

Adj. yesterday

Question 21

incroyable

Answer 21

Adj. unbelievable

Question 22

insistez

Answer 22

Verb. Form of insister (to insist)

Question 23

leurs

Answer 23

Possesive adjective. Their

Question 24

lu

Answer 24

Past participle of lire (to read)

Question 25

mange

Answer 25

Past participle of manger (to eat)

Question 26

modeste

Answer 26

Adj. modest

Question 27

parle

Answer 27

Verb. Past participle of parlor (to talk, to speak)

Question 28

pouvez

Answer 28

Verb. Past participle of pouvoir (can, to be able)

Question 29

pris

Answer 29

Verb. Past participle of prendre (to the)

Question 30

le programme

Answer 30

the program

Question 31

quitte

Answer 31

Verb. Past particle of quitter (to leave)

Question 32

toute le monde

Answer 32

everybody

Question 33

repondu

Answer 33

Verb. Past participle of repondre (to reply)

Question 34

retourne

Answer 34

Verb. Past participle of retourner (to return, to go back)

Question 35

ri

Answer 35

Verb. Past participle of rire (to laugh)

Question 36

si

Answer 36

if, so

Question 37

le stylo

Answer 37

the pen

Question 38

termine

Answer 38

Verb. Past participle of terminal (to end)

Question 39

voici

Answer 39

here is, here are

Question 40

voila

Answer 40

there is, there are

Question 41

vu

Answer 41

Verb. Past particle of voir (to see)

Question 42

Passe Compose w. AVOIR

Answer 42

• To form with a regular -er verb, drop the -er and add e.
• To form with a regular -ir verb, drop the -ir and add i.
• To form with a regular -re verb, drop the -re and add u.

Question 43

Passe Compose in English

Answer 43

I danced, I have danced, or I did dance.

Question 44

Passe Compose w. ETRE

Answer 44

To form, use the present of etre plus the past participle of the verb. All reflexive verbs are conjugated with ere as are APEMAN.

Question 45

Verbs that use ETRE in Passe Compose

Answer 45

Aller/Venir-Devenir-Revenir 
Passer/Rester
Entrer-rentrer/Sortir
Monter/Descendre/Tomber
Arriver/Partir/Retourner
Naitre/Mourir