Passé Composé Flashcards by Theresa Seymour

The past participle is formed by adding an ending to the verb stem.

Regular past participle takes the following endings.

Er
Ir
Re??

Er verbs take -é
Parler to speak = parlé spoken.

Ir verbs take -i. Choisir to choose = choisi chosen.

Re verbs take u. Entendre (to hear) = entendu (heard)

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In The negative form, ne is placed before avoir or être and pas is placed after.

Il a vendu sa voiture
Negative?

Ils ont dîné au restaurant
Negative?

Il n’a pas vendu sa voiture

Ils n’ont pas dîné au restaurant.

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Three ways to make a question.

Rising intonation: vous avez aimé la pièce?

Inversion: Avez-vous aimé la pièce?

Est-ce que vous avez aimé la pièce?

Did you like the play.

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Passé composér refers to a SINGLE action in the past.

It is built of two parts …

Avoir or être + a

Past participle

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Nous avons réussi à les convaincre

We managed to convince them

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I finished eating

J’ai fini de manger

Finir

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We finished eating

Nous avons fini de manger

Finir

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You lost your car.

Tu as perdu ta voiture

Perdre

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They lost their car

Ils ont perdu leur voiture

Perdre

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He traveled with Sophie.

Il a voyagé avec Sophie

voyager

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You (pl) traveled with Sophie

Vous avez travaillé avec Sophie.

travailler

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Irrégulier past participles
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Acquérir

To acquire

Pp - acquis = acquired

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apprendre

To learn

Pp - appris - learned

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Avoir

Pp - eu - Had

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Boir

To drink

Pp- bu - drunk

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Comprendre

To understand

Pp - compris - understood

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Conduire

Pp - conduit - driven

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Craindre

To fear

Pp - craint - feared

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Devoir

Must, have to

Pp - dû - had to

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Dire

Pp - dit - said

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Écrire

Pp - écrit - written

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Faire

To do, to make

Pp - fait - done, made

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Falloir

To have to

Pp- fallu - had to

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Lire

Pp - lu - read

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Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Mettre

To put Pp - mis - put

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Mourir

Pp - mort - dead

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Naître

Pp - né - born

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Offrir

Pp - offert - offered

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Ouvrir

Pp - ouvert - opened

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Peindre

To paint Pp - peint - painted

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Plaire

To please Pp - plu - pleased.

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Pleuvoir

To rain Pp - plu - rained

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Pouvoir

Can, be able to Pp - pu - could

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Prendre

To take Pp - pris - taken

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Recevoir

To receive Pp - reçu - received

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Rire

To laugh Pp - ri - laughed

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Savoir

To know. Pp - su - known

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Suivre

To follow Pp - suivi - followed

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Vivre

To live Pp - vécu - lived

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Voir

Pp - vu - seen

Irrégulier past participles Just have to memorize. Vouloir

To want Pp - voulu - wanted

Passé C with Être. Verbs of movement are conjugated with Être. Aller, Venir, monter. Etc. MEMORIZE. ALSO all ... Verbs are conjugated with Être in the passé composé

Reflexive The past participle of verbs conjugated with Être AGREES in number and gender with the subject unlike avoir.

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To go They went

Aller Ils sont allés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To arrive We arrived

Arriver Nous sommes arrivés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To go down He went down

Descendre Il est descendu

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To become I became

Devenir Je suis devenu

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To enter You entered

Entrer Tu es entré

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To go up, to climb They went up

Monter Ils sont montés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To die We died

Mourir Nous sommes morts

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To be born They were born

Naître Ils sont nés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To leave She left

Partir Elle est parti

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To return You (pl) returned

Rentrer Vous êtes rentrés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To stay, to remain You stayed

Rester Tu es resté

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To return, go back I returned

Retourner Je suis retourné

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To return We returned

Revenir Nous sommes revenus

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To go out They went out

Sortir Ils sont sortis

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To fall You (pl) fell

Tomber Vous êtes tombés

Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE To come, to arrive She arrived

Venir Elle est venue

la voiture est tombée en panne

The car broke down

All pronominal verbs are conjugated with être. They MOSTLY agree in gender and number with subject. Se réveiller

``` Je me suis réveillé(e) Tu t'es réveillé(e) Il s'est réveillé (e) Nous nous sommes réveillé(e)s Vous vous êtes réveillé(e)(s) Ils/elles se sont réveillé(e)s ```

# Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé. She walked on the beach

Elle s'est promenée sur la plage.

# Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé. They were (got) bored at the reception

Ils se sont ennuyés à la réception.

# Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé. He fainted because of the heat.

Il s'est évanoui à cause de la chaleur

# Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé. They did not go to bed

Ils ne se sont pas couché de bonne heure.

# Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé. She did not take a walk along the canal.

Elle ne s'est pas promenée le long du canal

In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être. Did he realize his mistake?

S'est-il rendu compte de son erreur?

In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être. Did you have a good time at the party?

Vous êtes vous biens amusés à la fête?

When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb... Ex. Elle s'est coupé les ongles. (Not coupés)

She trimmed her nails

When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb... Ex. Elle s'est fait arracher une dent.

She had a tooth pulled

When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb... Ex. Elle s'est offert une nouvelle moto (not offerte)

She treated herself to a new motorbike

When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject. They kissed each other

Ils se sont embrassés

When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject. They met in Venice

Ils se sont rencontrés à Venice

When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree. They called each other

Ils se sont téléphoné

When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree. You talked to each other on the phone

Vous vous êtes parlé au téléphone.

When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree. They wrote each other long letters.

Ils se sont écrit de longues lettres.

Six verbs conjugated with Être in the passé composé are conjugated with Avoir and follow the avoir agreement WHEN A DIRECT OBJECT FOLLOWS THE VERB. in these cases the meaning of the verb changes. The six verbs are..

``` Sortir Rentrer Monter Descendre Passer Retourner ```

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Ils sont montés en haut de la Tour Eiffle Ils ont monté les malles au granier

They went to the top of the Eiffel Tower They took the trunks up to the attic

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Elle est descendue au riz-de-chaussée Elle a descendu les poubelles

She went down to the ground floor She took down the garbage cans

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Elle est sorti avec des amis. Elle a sorti la voiture du garage

She went out with some friends She took the car out of the garage

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Elle est rentrée de vacances hier. Elle a rentré les géraniums dans le salon

She came back from vacation yesterday She brought the geraniums into the living room.

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Je suis passé devant les Galeries J'ai passé trois semaines à Tokyo

I passed by the galleries | I spent three weeks in Tokyo

6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object. Je suis retourné à Venice pour la troisième fois. J'ai retourné l'omelette

I went back to Venice for the third time She turned over the omelette.

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