French Tenses

Question 1

Passé composé
e.g. I talked

How do you form it?

Negative form e.g.

Answer 1

avoir + past participle

past participle=

• – er- é
• – ir- i
• – re- u

je n’ai parlé pas

Question 2

Passé composé with être

Negative form e.g.

Answer 2

être + 15 verbs/ reflexive verbs WITH AGREEMENT

monter
revenir
sortir
venir  venu
arriver
naître
descendre 
entrer
rentrer
tomber
rester
aller
mourir   mort
partir
devenir
retourner 

je ne me suis pas …

Question 3

Future Proche

I am going to

Answer 3

v. aller +infinitive

Question 4

Immediate past

I just HAD….

Answer 4

venir de +infinitive

je venais de finir mes devoirs

Question 5

L’imparfait

when something was happening continuously

irregular

Answer 5

stem + ending

stem= the verb in nous taking off -ons
ending=
ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient

irregular: être= ét

Question 6

Future Simple

I will

Answer 6

verb in infinitive (remove ‘e’ if at the end of the infinitive) + verb with future ending

future ending= 
ai 
as
a
ons
ez
ont 

je finirai

Question 7

Conditional

I would

Answer 7

future stem + imperfect endings