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Passé Composé – Avoir Flashcards

1
Q

What is passé composé used to indicate?

A

Passé composé is used to indicate that an action or a situation occurred in the past. It corresponds to both the simple past (“I ate”) or the present perfect (“I have eaten) in English

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How is passé composé formed?

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Passé composé is formed by using the present tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir or être), followed by the past participle of the verb

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3
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What is the most common auxillary verb?

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Avoir

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How is the past participle of regular verbs formed?

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The past participle of regular verbs consists of the stem plus an ending

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5
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What is the stem for -er verbs?

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é

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6
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What is the stem of -ir verbs

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i

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What is the stem for -re verbs?

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u

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I ate

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J’ai mangé

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9
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You ate

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Tu as mangé

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10
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He ate

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Il a mangé

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She ate

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Elle a mangé

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We ate

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Nous avons mangé

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13
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You ate (formal)

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Vous avez mangé

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They ate

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Ils/ Elles ont mangé

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15
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I finished

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J’ai fini

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16
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You finished

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Tu as fini

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He finished

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Il a fini

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She finished

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Elle a fini

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We finished

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Nous avons fini

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You finished (formal)

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Vous avez fini

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They finished

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Ils/ Elles ont fini

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22
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I waited

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J’ai attendu

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23
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You waited

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Tu as attendu

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24
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He waited

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Il a attendu

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25
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She waited

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Elle a attendu

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26
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We waited

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Nous avons attendu

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27
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You waited (formal)

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Vous avez attendu

28
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They waited

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Ils/ Elles ont attendu

29
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How is a sentence in the passé composé formed in the negative?

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In the negative, ne precedes avoir and pas follows. The past participle always goes outside of “ne…pas”

30
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Give me an example (He did not respond to my question)

A

Il n’a pas répondu à ma question

31
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How is a sentence in the passé composé formed with inversion?

A

In a question with inversion, the subject pronoun follows the form of avoir

32
Q

Give me an example (Have you spoken to the referee?)

A

As-tu parlé à l’arbitre?

33
Q

How is a sentence in the passé composé formed with direct and indirect object pronouns?

A

The direct and indirect object pronouns precede avoir

34
Q

Give me an example (She did not telephone him

A

Elle ne lui a pas téléphoné

35
Q

Are there also irregular verbs with avoir that don’t follow the typical formation?

A

Yes

36
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What does avoir mean in the passé composé?

A

I got, I had

37
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Avoir

A

J’ai eu

38
Q

What does connaitre mean?

A

Get to know

39
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Connaitre

A

J’ai connu

40
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What does devoir mean?

A

Must

41
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Devoir

A

J’ai dû

42
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What does être mean in the passé composé?

A

I have been

43
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Être

A

J’ai été

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44
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What does faire mean in the passé composé?

A

I did, I made

45
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Faire

A

J’ai fait

46
Q

What does mettre mean?

A

Put

47
Q

Mettre

A

J’ai mis

48
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What does pouvoir mean?

A

Can

49
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Pouvoir

A

J’ai pu

50
Q

What does prendre mean?

A

To take

51
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Prendre

A

J’ai pris

52
Q

What does savoir mean?

A

To know

53
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Savoir

A

J’ai su

54
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What does vouloir mean?

A

Want

55
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Vouloir

A

J’ai voulu

56
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What does falloir mean?

A

Should, must

57
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Falloir

A

Il a fallu

58
Q

What does pleuvoir mean?

A

To rain

59
Q

Pleuvoir

A

Il a plu

60
Q

How do you conjugate verbs like dormir (mentir, sentir, server)?

A

Add the ending -i to the stem

61
Q

Give me an example (I slept)

A

J’ai dormi

62
Q

I am eating

A

Je mange

63
Q

I have eaten

A

J’ai mangé

64
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I am going to eat

A

Je vais manger

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