Passé Composé – Avoir

Question 1

What is passé composé used to indicate?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

How is passé composé formed?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is the most common auxillary verb?

Answer 3

Avoir

Question 4

How is the past participle of regular verbs formed?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is the stem for -er verbs?

Answer 5

é

Question 6

What is the stem of -ir verbs

Answer 6

i

Question 7

What is the stem for -re verbs?

Answer 7

u

Question 8

I ate

Answer 8

J’ai mangé

Question 9

You ate

Answer 9

Tu as mangé

Question 10

He ate

Answer 10

Il a mangé

Question 11

She ate

Answer 11

Elle a mangé

Question 12

We ate

Answer 12

Nous avons mangé

Question 13

You ate (formal)

Answer 13

Vous avez mangé

Question 14

They ate

Answer 14

Ils/ Elles ont mangé

Question 15

I finished

Answer 15

J’ai fini

Question 16

You finished

Answer 16

Tu as fini

Question 17

He finished

Answer 17

Il a fini

Question 18

She finished

Answer 18

Elle a fini

Question 19

We finished

Answer 19

Nous avons fini

Question 20

You finished (formal)

Answer 20

Vous avez fini

Question 21

They finished

Answer 21

Ils/ Elles ont fini

Question 22

I waited

Answer 22

J’ai attendu

Question 23

You waited

Answer 23

Tu as attendu

Question 24

He waited

Answer 24

Il a attendu

Question 25

She waited

Answer 25

Elle a attendu

Question 26

We waited

Answer 26

Nous avons attendu

Question 27

You waited (formal)

Answer 27

Vous avez attendu

Question 28

They waited

Answer 28

Ils/ Elles ont attendu

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Il n’a pas répondu à ma question

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

As-tu parlé à l’arbitre?

Question 33

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

Answer 33

The direct and indirect object pronouns precede avoir

Question 34

Give me an example (She did not telephone him

Answer 34

Elle ne lui a pas téléphoné

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Yes

Question 36

What does avoir mean in the passé composé?

Answer 36

I got, I had

Question 37

Avoir

Answer 37

J'ai eu

Question 38

What does connaitre mean?

Answer 38

Get to know

Question 39

Connaitre

Answer 39

J'ai connu

Question 40

What does devoir mean?

Answer 40

Must

Question 41

Devoir

Answer 41

J’ai dû

Question 42

What does être mean in the passé composé?

Answer 42

I have been

Question 43

Être

Answer 43

J’ai été

Question 44

What does faire mean in the passé composé?

Answer 44

I did, I made

Question 45

Faire

Answer 45

J’ai fait

Question 46

What does mettre mean?

Answer 46

Put

Question 47

Mettre

Answer 47

J'ai mis

Question 48

What does pouvoir mean?

Answer 48

Can

Question 49

Pouvoir

Answer 49

J’ai pu

Question 50

What does prendre mean?

Answer 50

To take

Question 51

Prendre

Answer 51

J’ai pris

Question 52

What does savoir mean?

Answer 52

To know

Question 53

Savoir

Answer 53

J’ai su

Question 54

What does vouloir mean?

Answer 54

Want

Question 55

Vouloir

Answer 55

J’ai voulu

Question 56

What does falloir mean?

Answer 56

Should, must

Question 57

Falloir

Answer 57

Il a fallu

Question 58

What does pleuvoir mean?

Answer 58

To rain

Question 59

Pleuvoir

Answer 59

Il a plu

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Add the ending -i to the stem

Question 61

Give me an example (I slept)

Answer 61

J’ai dormi

Question 62

I am eating

Answer 62

Je mange

Question 63

I have eaten

Answer 63

J’ai mangé

Question 64

I am going to eat

Answer 64

Je vais manger