Perfect Tense

Question 1

How do you form the perfect tense

Answer 1

Conjugated auxiliary verb (avoir or être) + Past participle

Question 2

Past participle of a regular er verb

Answer 2

Jouer - joué

Question 3

Past participle of a regular ir verb

Answer 3

Finir - fini

Question 4

Past participle of a regular re verb

Answer 4

Vendre - vendu

Question 5

What is the difference between having être as the auxiliary vs avoir?

Answer 5

Être makes the past participle agree with the person eg. Nous sommes allés (added s as it is plural)

Question 6

What verbs usually take être

Answer 6

Verbs of movement eg - aller

Question 7

Which verbs take être

Answer 7

Mourir
Rentrer
Sortir

Venir
Arriver
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Revenir
Tomber
Rester
Aller
Monter
Partir

AND ALL reflexives

Question 8

Which of the three MRS VAN DERTRAMP Verbs have irregular past participles

Answer 8

Mourir - mort, Naitre - né, Venir - venu

Question 9

Past participle of dire

Answer 9

Dit

Question 10

Past participle of Faire

Answer 10

Fait

Question 11

Past participle of écrire

Answer 11

Écrit

Question 12

Past participle of avoir

Answer 12

Eu

Question 13

Past participle of boire

Answer 13

Bu

Question 14

Past participle of voir

Answer 14

Vu

Question 15

Past participle of pouvoir

Answer 15

Pu

Question 16

Past participle of croire

Answer 16

Cru

Question 17

Past participle of lire

Answer 17

Lu

Question 18

Past participle of vendre

Answer 18

Vendu

Question 19

Past participle of vouloir

Answer 19

Voulou

Question 20

Past participle of recevoir

Answer 20

Reçu

Question 21

Past participle of connaître

Answer 21

Connu

Question 22

Past participle of mettre

Answer 22

Mis

Question 23

Past participle of prendre

Answer 23

Pris

Question 24

Past participle of apprendre

Answer 24

Appris

Question 25

Past participle of ouvrir

Answer 25

Ouvert

Question 26

Past participle of offrir

Answer 26

Offert

Question 27

Past participle of devoir

Answer 27

Dû

Question 28

How do you put the perfect tense into the negative

Answer 28

Surround the auxiliary verb with ne/n’ and pas - Je suis allé - Je NE suis PAS allé

Question 29

How do you put a reflexive verb into the perfect tense

Answer 29

Je me suis lavé

Question 30

How do you put a reflexive in the perfect tense into the negative

Answer 30

Surround the pronoun (me, te se etc.) and the auxiliary verb with NE and PAS: je me suis levé - Je NE me suis PAS levé