Le Passé Composé

Le Passé Composé

Sometimes in English we use an expression of time and another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.

Le Passé Composé

Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.

For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD

Le Passé Composé

Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.

For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD

or I have eaten the chocolates you gave me

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In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.

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In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.

For example: J’ai mangé une pomme.

Le Passé Composé

In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.

For example: J’ai mangé une pomme.

or Hier j’ai acheté un CD dans un magasin

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to

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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes j’ai acheté

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes j’ai acheté

and danser becomes

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes j’ai acheté

and danser becomes j’ai dansé

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes j’ai acheté

and danser becomes j’ai dansé

and manger becomes

Le Passé Composé

How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?

EASY!

For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser

you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front

so acheter becomes j’ai acheté

and danser becomes j’ai dansé

and manger becomes j’ai mangé

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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front

Le Passé Composé

For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front

For example attendre becomes

Le Passé Composé

For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front

For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu

Le Passé Composé

For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front

For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu

and vendre becomes

Le Passé Composé

For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre

change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front

For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu

and vendre becomes j’ai vendu

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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir

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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir

change the -ir to -i

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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir

change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front

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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir

change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front

For example finir becomes j’ai fini

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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir

change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front

For example finir becomes j’ai fini

and choisir becomes j’ai choisi