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What is the basic structure of the passé composé in French?
The passé composé is formed with an auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) and the past participle of the main verb.
True or False: The auxiliary verb used in passé composé is always ‘être’.
False
Fill in the blank: The auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ is used with most verbs in the passé composé, except for a few that use __________.
être
What are the two auxiliary verbs used in the passé composé?
Avoir and être
Which auxiliary verb is used with the verb ‘aller’ in passé composé?
‘être’
True or False: The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject when ‘être’ is the auxiliary verb.
True
What is the past participle of the verb ‘manger’?
‘mangé’
Multiple choice: Which of the following sentences is in the passé composé? A) Je mange. B) J’ai mangé. C) Je vais manger.
B) J’ai mangé.
What is the past participle of the verb ‘faire’?
‘fait’
Fill in the blank: To form the passé composé, you first conjugate the auxiliary verb in the __________.
present tense
True or False: The passé composé is used to describe ongoing actions in the past.
False
What is the past participle of the verb ‘voir’?
‘vu’
Which auxiliary verb is used with reflexive verbs in passé composé?
‘être’
Multiple choice: Which sentence correctly uses the passé composé? A) Elle est allée au marché. B) Elle va aller au marché. C) Elle allait au marché.
A) Elle est allée au marché.
True or False: The verb ‘avoir’ is used with all reflexive verbs in passé composé.
False
What auxiliary verb do you use with the verb ‘naître’ in passé composé?
‘être’
What is the past participle of the verb ‘prendre’?
‘pris’
Fill in the blank: The past participle of a regular -er verb is formed by replacing the -er ending with __________.
-é
Multiple choice: Which of the following verbs uses ‘avoir’ as the auxiliary verb? A) Se lever B) Manger C) Aller
B) Manger
What is the past participle of the verb ‘venir’?
‘venu’
True or False: In the passé composé, the past participle always remains unchanged.
False
What is the past participle of the verb ‘dormir’?
‘dormi’
Fill in the blank: In the passé composé, when using ‘être’, you must agree the past participle with the __________.
subject
Multiple choice: Which of the following sentences is incorrect? A) Nous avons fini. B) Il est tombé. C) Elle a allée.
C) Elle a allée.