Les Conjugaisons

Question 1

was / were

Answer 1

Verb: être (to be)
Tense: Imparfait (was / were)

je — j’étais — I was
tu — tu étais — you were (singular, informal)
il / elle / on — était — he / she / one was
nous — nous étions — we were
vous — vous étiez — you were (plural or formal)
ils / elles — étaient — they were

Question 2

had / have had

Answer 2

Verb: avoir (to have)

Tense: Passé composé (past tense – “had”)

Structure:
[subject] + avoir (present) + eu (past participle of avoir)

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Conjugation:

je — j’ai eu — I had
tu — tu as eu — you had (singular, informal)
il / elle / on — a eu — he / she / one had
nous — nous avons eu — we had
vous — vous avez eu — you had (plural or formal)
ils / elles — ont eu — they had

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Example:
• J’ai eu un problème. — I had a problem.
• Nous avons eu un bon week-end. — We had a good weekend.

Question 3

went

Answer 3

Aller (to go) – went

→ [être] + allé(e)(s)
* je suis allé(e) – I went
* tu es allé(e) – you went
* il est allé / elle est allée – he/she went
* nous sommes allé(e)s – we went
* vous êtes allé(e)(s) – you went
* ils sont allés / elles sont allées – they went

Question 4

did / made

Answer 4

Faire (to do / make) – did / made

→ [avoir] + fait
• j’ai fait – I did / made
• tu as fait – you did
• il/elle/on a fait – he/she/one did
• nous avons fait – we did
• vous avez fait – you did
• ils/elles ont fait – they did

Question 5

was able to

Answer 5

Pouvoir (can / could) – was able to

→ [avoir] + pu
• j’ai pu – I could
• tu as pu – you could
• il/elle/on a pu – he/she/one could
• nous avons pu – we could
• vous avez pu – you could
• ils/elles ont pu – they could

Question 6

wanted

Answer 6

Vouloir (to want) – wanted

→ [avoir] + voulu
• j’ai voulu – I wanted
• tu as voulu – you wanted
• il/elle/on a voulu – he/she/one wanted
• nous avons voulu – we wanted
• vous avez voulu – you wanted
• ils/elles ont voulu – they wanted

Question 7

had to

Answer 7

Devoir (must / have to) – had to

→ [avoir] + dû
• j’ai dû – I had to
• tu as dû – you had to
• il/elle/on a dû – he/she/one had to
• nous avons dû – we had to
• vous avez dû – you had to
• ils/elles ont dû – they had to

Question 8

came

Answer 8

Venir (to come) – came

→ [être] + venu(e)(s)
• je suis venu(e) – I came
• tu es venu(e) – you came
• il est venu / elle est venue – he/she came
• nous sommes venu(e)s – we came
• vous êtes venu(e)(s) – you came
• ils sont venus / elles sont venues – they came

Question 9

took

Answer 9

Prendre (to take) – took

→ [avoir] + pris
• j’ai pris – I took
• tu as pris – you took
• il/elle/on a pris – he/she/one took
• nous avons pris – we took
• vous avez pris – you took
• ils/elles ont pris – they took

Question 10

Saw

Answer 10

Voir (to see) – saw

→ [avoir] + vu
• j’ai vu – I saw
• tu as vu – you saw
• il/elle/on a vu – he/she/one saw
• nous avons vu – we saw
• vous avez vu – you saw
• ils/elles ont vu – they saw