The perfect tense Flashcards
(46 cards)
What is the perfect tense used for?
To describe a single completed action in the past.
How do we form the perfect tense for ‘regular verbs’ that take ‘avoir’? Give both components.
- The present tense of avoir
2. The past participle of the verb doing the action
When conjugating the perfect tense for regular verbs that take ‘avoir’, are there gender agreements on the past participle?
No
How do you form the past participle for regular -er verbs that take ‘avoir’?
Take off -er and add é
Conjugate the following:
I spoke You (informal) spoke He spoke We (formal) spoke You (formal) spoke They (female) spoke
J'ai parlé Tu as parlé Il a parlé Nous avons parlé Vous avez parlé Elles ont parlé
How do you form the past participle for regular -ir verbs that take ‘avoir’?
Take off the -ir and add -i
Conjugate the following:
I chose You (informal) chose She chose We (formal) chose You (formal) chose They (male) chose
J'ai choisi Tu as choisi Elle a choisi Nous avons choisi Vous avez choisi Ils ont choisi
How do you form the past participle for regular -re verbs that take ‘avoir’?
Remove the -re and add -u
Conjugate the following:
I sold You (informal) sold He sold We (formal) sold You (formal) sold They (female) sold
J'ai vendu Tu us vendu Il a vendu Nous avons vendu Vous avez vendu Elles ont vendu
How do we form the perfect tense for ‘irregular verbs’ that take ‘avoir’? Give both components.
- The present tense of avoir
- The past participle of the verb doing the action, which is not formed from the root of the verb as it is with irregular verbs
Avoir means ‘to have’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of avoir?
Conjugate ‘I had’.
eu
J’ai eu
Boire means ‘to drink’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of boire?
Conjugate ‘you (informal) drank’.
bu
Tu as bu
Comprendre means ‘to understand’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of comprendre?
Conjugate ‘we (informal) understood’.
compris
On a compris
Connaître means ‘to know’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of connaître?
Conjugate ‘she knew’.
connu
Elle a connu
Croire means ‘to believe’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of croire?
Conjugate ‘we (formal) believed’.
cru
Nous avons cru
Devoir means ‘to have to’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of devoir?
Conjugate ‘you (informal) had to’.
du
Vous avez du
Dire means ‘to say’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of dire?
Conjugate ‘they (female) said’.
dit
Elles ont dit
écrire means ‘to write’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of écrire?
Conjugate ‘you (informal) wrote’.
ecrit
Tu as écrit
Faire means ‘to do / make’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of faire?
Conjugate ‘they (male) did’.
fait
Ils ont fait
Lire means ‘to read’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of read?
Conjugate ‘she read’.
lu
Ella a lu
Mettre means ‘to put’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of mettre?
Conjugate ‘we (informal) put’.
mis
on a mis
ouvrir means ‘to open’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of ouvrir?
Conjugate ‘I opened’.
ouvert
J’ai ouvert
Pouvoir means ‘to be able to’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of pouvoir?
Conjugate ‘we (formal) could’.
pu
Nous avons pu
Prendre means ‘to take’. It is an irregular verb that takes ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense.
What is the past participle of prendre?
Conjugate ‘she took’.
pris
Elle a pris
