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The perfect tense with avoirFor talking about what you have done (the past tense)

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Can you match the infinitives below with their English meaning? Try to predict the answers, then click your mouse to show the correct answers. Also try to predict the je form of the perfect tense for each verb.

Infinitive

parlertrouverporterdanser

travaillerdessiner

Meaning

to drawto danceto speakto find

to wearto work

Meaning

to speakto find

to wearto danceto workto draw

Meaning

I spokeI foundI wore

I dancedI workedI drew

Perfect tensePerfect tense

j’ai parléj’ai trouvéj’ai portéj’ai dansé

j’ai travailléj’ai dessiné

Meaning

Introduction to the perfect tense with avoir

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1) The present tense of avoir

2) The past participle.

When we use it to make the perfect tense, we call avoir the auxiliary verb.

The second verb ending in -é (joué / mangé etc.) is called the past participle.

Introduction to the perfect tense with avoir

J’ai joué au hockey.

The perfect tense is madeup of:

ai joué

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J’Tu

IlElleOn

NousVous

IlsElles

aiasa

aa

avonsavezontont

mangémangémangémangémangémangémangémangémangé

I ateYou ateHe ateShe ateWe ateWe ateYou ateThey ateThey ate

Revising avoir 1

Obviously, you will sometimes want to talk about someone other than yourself! It might be a good idea to remind yourself of all the different parts of avoir.

Obviously, you will sometimes want to talk about someone other than yourself! It might be a good idea to remind yourself of all the different parts of avoir.

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Revising avoir