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Formation of Passé Composé
Passe compose is formed like this:
(avoir/etre) + (past participle verb) = passé composé
Always remember that avoir and etre must be conjugated in present tense for passe compose. |
Regular Participe Passé Endings:
ER - É
IR - I
RE - U
Verbes that use être as Auxiliary
Devenir |
Revenir |
Monter |
Rester |
Sortir |
Venir |
Aller |
Naître |
Descendre |
Entrer |
Rentrer |
Tomber |
Retourner |
Arriver |
Mourir |
Partir |
Note - Three Irregular Verbs
venir - venu
mourir - mort
naître - né
Accords - All DR MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs need to agree with their subject
- Il est venu
- Elle est venue
- Ils sont venus
- Elles sont venues
Irregular past participle
avoir |
eu |
être |
été |
-ouvrir |
-couvert |
-mettre |
-mis |
-prendre |
-pris |
pouvoir |
pu |
vouloir |
voulu |
devoir |
dû |
faire |
fait |
voir |
vu |
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Passé Composé vs Imparfait
Passé Composé |
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Imparfait |
Actions that were completed |
J’ai fini mes devoirs. I finished my homework. |
What was happening, with no indication of when or even if it ended |
Je faisais mes devoirs. I was doing my homework. |
Expresses what happened a specific number of times |
J’ai étudié lundi. I studied on (a specific) Monday. |
Details what 'used to' happen on a regular basis |
J’étudiais le lundi. I used to study on Mondays. |
A change in a state of being |
J’ai été inspiré par ton succès. I was (became) inspired by your success. |
Indicates an ongoing state |
J’étais toujours inspiré par mes profs. I was always inspired by my teachers. |
A change in a feeling of being |
En ce moment, j’ai détesté l’école. At that moment, I hated school. |
Indicates an ongoing feeling |
J’aimais l’école. I liked school. |
Interruption of some occurence |
… il a commencé à pleuvoir. … it started raining |
Describes what was happening before an interruption |
J’étais à l’école quand … I was at school when … |
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Formation of Imparfait
Imparfait is formed like this:
1) Start with the 'nous' form of verb - ie: manger -> mangeons
2) Remove 'ons' from verb -> mangeons
3) Add imparfait ending -> Je mangeais |
Imparfait Endings:
Je - ais
Tu - ais
Il/Elle/On - ait
Nous - ions
Vous - iez
Ils/Elles - aient
Irregular - Imparfait
Irregular verbs follow the same rules for the formation of the imperfect as do regular verbs. To form the imperfect, simply drop the ‐ons and add the imperfect endings given earlier: |
Imparfait - Irregular Exceptions
‐cer change ‐c to ‐ç |
ie: avancer --> avançais, avançait |
‐ger insert a silent ‐e between ‐g and ‐a |
ie: manger --> mangeais, mangeait |
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