how to use the perfect tense.. we use the perfect tense to talk or write about events that have...
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USING TENSESHow to use the perfect
tense .
THE PERFECT TENSE We use the perfect tense to talk or write
about events that have happened in the past.
I have played
He has lived
They have built
HOW TO FORM THE PERFECT TENSEYou need three parts to make the perfectTense.
THE SUBJECT : the person
THE PAST PARTICIPLE: the action you have done
THE AUXILIARY : avoir or être
HOW TO FORM THE PERFECT TENSEYou need three parts to make the perfectTense. THE SUBJECT : the person
je
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles
HOW TO FORM THE PERFECT TENSEYou need three parts to make the perfectTense. THE SUBJECT : the person
j’
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles
ai
as
a
a
a
avons
avez
ont
ont
THE AUXILIARY VERB: avoir
HOW TO MAKE THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF REGULAR VERBS.
Take the infinitive of the verb you want to use and remove the ‘er’, ‘ir’, ‘re’
jouer
finir
vendre
é
i
u
And add in the following endings
J’ai joué au foot.
J’ai fini mes devoirs
J’ai vendu la maison
IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLESSome common verbs do not follow the
patternwe have just seen and you just need to
learn the past participle.avoir – eu devoir - dû
boire – bu écrire - écrit
faire – fait voir - vu
être - été
lire - lu
prendre - pris
HOW TO FORM THE PERFECT TENSEThere are 13 verbs which take ‘être’
rather than ‘avoir’ as the auxiliary verb.THE SUBJECT : the person
je
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles
suis
es
est
est
est
sommesêtes
sont
sont
THE AUXILIARY VERB: être
PERFECT TENSE WITH ETREThe 13 verbs which take ‘être’M onter - monté Tomber -
tombéRentrer - rentré Retourner - retournéSortir - sorti Arriver - arrivéVenir - venu Mourir - mortAller - allé Partir - partiNaître - néDescendre - descenduEntrer - entré
je suis allé au cinéma.
je suis parti en vacances.
je suis monté les éscaliers.
VERBS WITH ‘ÊTRE’
The past participles of the verbs which take ‘être’ have to show whether the subject is masculine or feminine, singular or plural, by adding an ‘e’ or/and an ‘s’
Masculine
Feminine
MasculinePlural
Feminine plural.
allé
allée
allés
allées