Verbs - Past Participles Flashcards
What is the auxiliary verb used in the passé composé for most verbs?
The auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ is used for most verbs.
Which auxiliary verb is used for the verbs of movement and reflexive verbs in passé composé?
The auxiliary verb ‘être’ is used for verbs of movement and reflexive verbs.
True or False: The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject when using ‘être’.
True.
Fill in the blank: The past participle of ‘manger’ is __________.
mangé.
What is the structure of a passé composé sentence?
The structure is: Subject + auxiliary verb + past participle.
Which verb is the past participle of ‘aller’?
The past participle of ‘aller’ is ‘allé’.
True or False: In passé composé, the auxiliary verb is always conjugated in the present tense.
True.
What happens to the past participle of ‘voir’ in passé composé?
The past participle of ‘voir’ is ‘vu’.
Multiple Choice: What is the past participle of ‘faire’? A) fait B) faire C) fais
A) fait.
Fill in the blank: The auxiliary verb for the sentence ‘Elle __________ (être) heureuse’ is __________.
‘est’.
What is the past participle of ‘prendre’?
‘pris’.
True or False: The past participle of regular -er verbs ends in -é.
True.
Which auxiliary verb do you use for the reflexive verb ‘se lever’?
‘être’.
What is the past participle of ‘finir’?
‘fini’.
to finish
Fill in the blank: To form the negative in passé composé, you place __________ around the auxiliary verb.
ne…pas.
What is the past participle of ‘boire’?
‘bu’.
to drink
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a correct passé composé sentence? A) J’ai mangé B) Je mange C) Je mangé
A) J’ai mangé.
What is the past participle of ‘venir’?
‘venu’.
to come
True or False: The past participle of a verb conjugated with ‘être’ must agree with the subject.
True.
What is the past participle of ‘choisir’?
‘choisi’.
to chose
Fill in the blank: The phrase ‘Nous __________ (aller) au cinéma’ translates to ‘We __________ to the cinema’.
‘sommes allés’.
What is the past participle of ‘savoir’?
‘su’.
to know something/a fact
usually followed by que, si or quand. Used when there is another verb involved…je sis faire du feu (I know how to build a fire). The word “how” is implied - do not use comment
Which auxiliary verb is used with ‘réussir’ in passé composé?
‘avoir’.
Multiple Choice: Which sentence is incorrect? A) Elle est allée B) Ils ont mangé C) Tu es bois
C) Tu es bois.