French 101 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the French term for the past tense?
Le passé
True or False: The passé composé is a commonly used past tense in French.
True
Fill in the blank: The passé composé is formed using an auxiliary verb and the _____ of the main verb.
past participle
What are the two auxiliary verbs used in the passé composé?
Être and Avoir
Which auxiliary verb is used with most verbs in the passé composé?
Avoir
Which auxiliary verb is used with reflexive verbs in the passé composé?
Être
Give an example of a verb that uses ‘être’ as an auxiliary in the passé composé.
Aller
What is the past participle of the verb ‘manger’?
Mangée
True or False: The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject when using ‘être’ as the auxiliary.
True
What is the past participle of the verb ‘finir’?
Fini
Fill in the blank: To form the negative in passé composé, you place ‘ne’ before the _____ and ‘pas’ after it.
auxiliary verb
What is the passé composé of ‘il/elle’ for the verb ‘parler’?
Il/elle a parlé
What is the correct form of ‘être’ for ‘nous’ in passé composé?
Nous avons été
True or False: The verb ‘descendre’ can be used with both ‘être’ and ‘avoir’ in passé composé.
True
What is the past participle of the verb ‘avoir’?
Eu
What is the French term for the imperfect tense?
L’imparfait
Fill in the blank: The imperfect tense describes actions that were _____ in the past.
ongoing
How do you form the imperfect tense for regular verbs?
Take the nous form of the present tense, remove -ons, and add the imperfect endings.
What are the endings for the imperfect tense?
ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient
What is the imperfect form of ‘nous’ for the verb ‘finir’?
Nous finissions
True or False: The verb ‘être’ has an irregular stem in the imperfect tense.
True
What is the stem for the verb ‘être’ in the imperfect tense?
Ét-
What is the passé composé of ‘vous’ for the verb ‘voir’?
Vous avez vu
Fill in the blank: To express a completed action in the past, use the _____ tense.
passé composé
