verbs (past participles)

Question 1

What are past participles used for?

Answer 1

The past participle is a verb form with several roles. It’s essential in the creation of compound verb tenses/moods and the passive voice, and it can also be used as an adjective.

Question 2

How are past participles formed for ‘-er’ verbs

Answer 2

Remove the ‘er’ from the stem and add é.

e.g. parler …. parl … parlé

Question 3

What is the past participle for regular -er verb: parler ?

Answer 3

parlé

Question 4

What is the past participle for regular -ier verb: étudier ?

Answer 4

étudié

Question 5

What is the past participle for regular -cer verb: effacer ?

Answer 5

effacé

Question 6

What is the past participle for regular -ger verb: manger ?

Answer 6

mangé

Question 7

How are regular ‘ir’ verbs conjugated in the present tense?

Answer 7

Remove the ‘ir’ from the stem and add i

e.g. finir…. fin … fini

Question 8

What is the past participle for regular -ir verb: finir ?

Answer 8

fini

Question 9

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: courir?

Answer 9

couru

Question 10

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: devoir?

Answer 10

dû

Question 11

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: mourir?

Answer 11

mort

Question 12

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: ouvrir?

Answer 12

ouvert

Question 13

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: partir?

Answer 13

parti

Question 14

What is the past participle for irregular verb: pouvoir ?

Answer 14

pu

Question 15

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: recevoir?

Answer 15

reçu

Question 16

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: savoir?

Answer 16

su

Question 17

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: valoir?

Answer 17

valu

Question 18

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: venir?

Answer 18

venu

Question 19

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: voir?

Answer 19

vu

Question 20

What is the past participle for irregular -ir verb: vouloir?

Answer 20

voulu

Question 21

How is the past participle formed for regular ‘re’ verbs?

Answer 21

Remove the ‘re’ from the stem and add u

e.g. vendre …. vend … vendu

Question 22

What is the past participle for regular -re verb: vendre?

Answer 22

vendu

Question 23

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: rompre?

Answer 23

rompru

Question 24

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: cuire?

Answer 24

cuit

Question 25

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: conduire?

Answer 25

conduit

Question 26

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: écrire?

Answer 26

écrit

Question 27

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: construire?

Answer 27

construit

Question 28

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: dire?

Answer 28

dit

Question 29

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: interdire?

Answer 29

interdit

Question 30

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: introduire?

Answer 30

introduit

Question 31

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: lire?

Answer 31

lu

Question 32

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: produire?

Answer 32

produit

Question 33

What is the past participle for irregular -re verb: traduire?

Answer 33

traduit

Question 34

What is the past participle for irregular verb: aller ?

Answer 34

allé

Question 35

What is the past participle for irregular verb: avoir ?

Answer 35

eu

Question 36

What is the past participle for irregular verb: être ?

Answer 36

été

Question 37

What is the past participle for irregular verb: faire ?

Answer 37

fait

Question 38

What is the past participle for reflexive -re verb: se laver?

Answer 38

lavé