passé simple Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

when do you use passé simple?

A

describe actions that have already been completed.

It is found in literature, qualitative journalism, and certain historical documents.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

how to conjugate passé simple?

A

take out infinitif endings and add endings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

-er

A

-ai
-as
-a
-âmes
-âtes
-èrent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

-ir/re

A

-is
-is
-it
-îmes
-îtes
-irent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

irregular

A

use past participle stem (for some) +
-s
-s
-t
-^mes
-^tes
-rent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

devenir

A

devin-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

savoir

A

su-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

être

A

fu-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

faire

A

fi-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

mourir

A

mouru-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

tenir

A

tin-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

naître

A

naqui-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

croire

A

cru-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

voir

A

vi-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

avoir

A

eu-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

devoir

A

du-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

vivre

A

vécu-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

craindre

A

craigni-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

éteindre

A

éteigni-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

peindre

A

peigni-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

se plaindre

A

se plaigni-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

joindre

A

joigni-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

prendre

A

pri-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

surprendre

A

surpri-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

pleuvoir

A

plut

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

falloir

A

fallut

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

valoir

A

vallut

28
Q

vouloir

A

voulu-

29
Q

dire

A

di-

30
Q

écrire

A

écrivi-

31
Q

boire

A

bu-

32
Q

courir

A

couru-

33
Q

rire

A

ri-

34
Q

sourire

A

souri-

35
Q

conduire

A

conduisi-

36
Q

produire

A

produisi-

37
Q

acquérir

A

acqui-

38
Q

conquérir

A

conqui-

39
Q

vaincre

A

vanqui-

40
Q

convaincre

A

convanqui-

41
Q

lire

A

lu-

42
Q

recevoir

A

reçu-

43
Q

décevoir

A

déçu-

44
Q

apercevoir

A

aperçu-

45
Q

commencer

A

commenc-

(add ç when there’s an a or o)

46
Q

manger

A

mang-
(add e when there’s an a or o)

47
Q

battre

A

batti-

48
Q

choisir

A

choisi-

49
Q

combattre

A

combatti-

50
Q

revenir

A

revin-

51
Q

permettre

A

permi-

52
Q

mettre

A

mi-

53
Q

pouvoir

A

pu-

54
Q

aller

A

all-

55
Q

répondre

A

répond-

56
Q

réussir

A

réuss-

57
Q

connaître

A

connu-

58
Q

paraître

A

paru-

59
Q

plaire

A

plu-

60
Q

se taire

A

tu-

61
Q

rompre

A

rompi-

62
Q

offrir

A

offri-

63
Q

ouvrir

A

ouvri-

64
Q

couvrir

A

couvri-

65
Q

souffrir

A

souffri-

66
Q

traduire

A

traduisi-

67
Q

venir

A

vin-