grammar: what tense am I? Flashcards
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What does
j’ai
mean?
I have
Just like in English, “J’ai” can be used to form the past tense:
je joue I play
j’ai joué I have played
how is “j’ai joué” pronounced?
“j’ai joué” is pronounced
zhay zhoo-ay
the ending “é” is like “ed” in English
It is called the past participle.
What would “arrivé” mean?
arrived
HOWEVER, you cannot use the word arrivé alone.
In English, you can say “I arrived” or “I have arrived”
In French “have” is NOT OPTIONAL.
What would “sauté” mean?
jumped
What would “plié” mean?
bended ( usually known as “bent”)
What tense:
je saute
je saute – present tense — I jump
What tense:
j’ai sauté
j’ai sauté – past tense — I jumped
What tense:
j’ai chanté
j’ai chanté – past tense — I sang
What tense:
j’écoute
j’écoute – present tense — I listen
What tense:
j’ai écouté
j’ai écouté – past tense — I listened
What tense:
je n’ai pas écouté
je n’ai pas écouté – past tense — I did NOT listen
Some verbs use “u” instead of “é”
What do you think “perdu” means?
perdu=lost
Here is another past participle:
vu
Present tense is je vois. What does it mean?
vu = (have) seen (like “view”)
What tense:
j’ai perdu le garçon
j’ai perdu le garçon = past tense = I lost the boy
What tense:
je perds le garçon
je perds le garçon = present tense = I lose the boy
What tense:
je te vois
je te vois = present tense = I see you
What tense:
je t’ai vu
je t’ai vu = past tense = I saw you
What tense:
je ne t’ai pas vu
je ne t’ai pas vu = past tense = I didn’t see you
What tense:
je t’ai vu dans la voiture
je t’ai vu dans la voiture = past tense
= I saw you in the car
REVIEW:
What is the verb after “j’ai” called?
a past participle
REVIEW:
What are two common forms for past participles?
(i.e., what endings)
é OR u
REVIEW:
What word is missing:
j’_____ chanté
j’ai chanté
translate:
on a trouvé un mur
we found a wall (past tense)
translate:
il a vendu un perroquet
he sold a parrot (past tense)
