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Le passé composé
The perfect tense
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The “passé composé”, or the “perfect tense”, is a past tense and is used to talk about things:
that happened (e.g. I did / I played / I went)
or that have happened (e.g. I have done / I have played / I have
been)
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It is made up of _______ parts.three
1on
2
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Who did or has done the action?
Remember the right order!
1on
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Find the conjugated verb forms in the wordsearch :
avoir and être
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2 Follow these simple steps to decide which auxiliary verb to use.
Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
no yes
Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp?
no yes
Use avoir
M Monter To climb
R Rester To stay
S Sortir To go out
V Venir To come
A Arriver To arrive
N Naitre To be born
D Descendre To go down
E Entrer To go in
R Retourner To go back
T Tomber To fall
R Rentrer To go back
A Aller To go
M mourir To die
P Partir To leave
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Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
no yes
Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp?
no yes
Use avoir Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
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Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
no
Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp?
no
Use avoir Decide who did the verb.Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
Did you use être?
no
Finished!
Example 1 – She played
jouer
Elle jouéa
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How many types of infinitive are there? 3
What are they? ER RE IR
Summary:•Regular past participles are formed by taking the infinitive and
replacing the “er”, “re” or “ir” with “é”, “u” or “i”
•Irregular past participles have to be learnt by heart
é u iWhat do you replace each one with to form the past participle of regular verbs?
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Irregular past participlesThese are a few of the most commonly used verbs which have
irregular past participles:
French English
InfinitivePast
participleInfinitive
Past participle
avoir eu to have hadboire bu to drink drank
conduire conduit to drive droveconnaitre
savoirconnu
suto know knew
courir couru to run rancroire cru to believe believeddevoir du to have to had to
dire dit to say saidécrire écrit to write wroteêtre été to be was
French English
InfinitivePast
participleInfinitive
Past participle
faire fait to do didlire lu to read read
mettre mis to put putmourir mort to die diednaître né to be born was born
pouvoir pu to be able couldprendre pris to take took
rire ri to laugh laughedvenir venu to come camevoir vu to see saw
vouloir voulu to want wanted
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Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
no yes
Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp?
no yes
Use avoir Decide who did the verb . Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
Did you use être?
no yes
Finished!
Make your past participle agree with the person
doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and
“s” for plural)
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allé
Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
no
Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp?
yes
Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
Did you use être?
yes
Finished!
Make your past participle agree with the person
doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and
“s” for plural)
Example 2 – the girls went
aller
Elles sont es
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Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
yes
Decide who did the verb.Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
Did you use être?
yes
Finished!
Make your past participle agree with the person
doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and
“s” for plural)
Example 3 – I got up
se lever
Je suis levé
Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun
(me / te / se / nous / vous / se)
me (e)
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Is the verb reflexive?(starts with “se” in the infinitive
e.g. se laver / se brosser)
Choose your infinitive
Use être
yes
Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être.
Add the past participle
Did you use être?
yes
Finished!
Make your past participle agree with the person
doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and
“s” for plural)
Example 4 – Jack and I woke up
se réveiller
Nous sommes réveillé
Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun
(me / te / se / nous / vous / se)
nous s
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Now it is your turnTranslate the following sentences using the flow chart to help
you:
1. He took the cake2. I drank some champagne3. You wrote a letter (1 friend)4. We went out last night5. You played football (3 friends)6. She ate her dinner7. Sarah and Lucie went to the cinema8. Melissa stayed at home and she finished her homework.9. Pierre and Brice sold the car10.We met in front of the cinema
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Une comptine dans le passé composé;
Ce petit cochon est allé au marché,Ce petit cochon à la maison est resté,
Ce petit cochon a eu du rôti,Ce petit cochon n'en a pas eu mie,
Et ce petit cochon n‘a eu plus, pette-petit,Qu'à s'en retourner chez lui.
mais comment ça traduit en anglais?
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Les réponses
1. He took the cake2. I drank some champagne3. You wrote a letter (1 friend)4. We went out last night5. You played football (3 friends)6. She ate her dinner7. Sarah and Lucie went to the
cinema8. Melissa stayed at home and she
finished her homework.9. Pierre and Brice sold the car10.We met in front of the cinema
1. Il a pris le gâteau2. J’ai bu du champagne3. Tu as écrit une lettre4. Nous sommes sorti(e)s hier soir5. Vous avez joué au foot6. Elle a mangé son dîner7. Sarah et Lucie sont allées au cinéma8. Melissa est restée à la maison et
elle a fini ses devoirs.9. Pierre et Brice ont vendu la voiture10. Nous nous sommes rencontré(e)s
devant le cinéma
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Worksheets online
• http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/French/2PerfectTense/2Perfect1.htm
• http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/French/2PerfectTense/2Perfect5.htm