PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

LEÇON-5 – BON VOYAGE

LES OBJECTIFS

Skill to write different forms of

past tense.

Ability to use past tense in

daily life conversation.

Understanding of its

usage and regular/irregular forms.

Knowledgeof second tense i.e.

past tense.

Parler du passé◼EMPLOYER LE PASSÉ COMPOSE POUR PARLER DU PASSÉ

◼ LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ EST COMPOSÉ (COMPOUND)

QU’EST-CE QUE C’EST LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ?

The passé composé is a past tense in French. It is a compound tense, which means it is made up of two verbs. You need an auxiliary (helping) verb in the present tense and the participepassé (past participle) of the main verb. For most verbs, the auxiliary verb is avoir. For a few it is être.

Verb tensesActions do not always take place in the present. To express the past in French, use the verb tense called… le passé composé

Vous avez compris que le passé composé a besoin de DEUX formes verbales pour être composé:

1. Une forme du verbe ‘avoir’, PLUS2. Le participe PASSÉ d’un verbe

How to write?Le passé composé

Une forme du verbe ‘avoir’ un participe passé+

FORMATION OF A SENTENCE

+Pronom sujet/ nom objet+

Auxiliary Verb – Avoir

Do you remember the forms of avoir?

J’ai

Tu as

Il/elle/on a

Nous avons

Vous avez

Ils/elles ont

To form the participe passé (past participle)

Drop the last two letters of the infinitive and add…

-er >é -ir >i -re >u

parler finir vendre

parlé fini vendu

-er VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:

regarder

J’ai regardé la photo.

I looked at the picture.

-ir VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:

finir

Nous avons fini les croissants.

We finished the croissants.

-re VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:

rendre

Le prof a rendu nos devoirs.

The teacher returned our homework.

How to form the passé composé?

To form the passé composé of –er verbs, drop the –er of the infinitive and add an –é.

Don’t forget the helping verb avoir!

J’ai acheté une robe. I bought a dress.

How to form the passé composé ?To form the passé composé of –ir verbs, drop the –ir of the infinitive and add an –i.

(Note: There are some exceptions)

Il a choisi la chemise bleue.

He choses the blue shirt.

How to form the passé composé?To form the passé composé of –re verbs, drop the –re of the infinitive and add a –u.

(Note: There are some exceptions)

Nous avons vendu le vieil ordinateur.

We sold the old computer.

DES EXEMPLES

Elle a coupé+

COUPER – TO CUT

J’ai sauté.+

SAUTER – TO JUMP

Ils ont gagné la course.+

GAGNER – TO WIN

Tu as guéri.+

GUÉRIR - TO HEAL

Nous avons bâti

+

BÂTIR – TO BUILD

Ils ont vendu leur maison.

+

VENDRE- TO SELL

Vous avez répondu aux questions.+

RÉPONDRE – TO REPLY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQ_cBMhpoo

1. Use the passé composé when an event has happened in the past.

2. Form the passé composé with a form of avoir and the past participle of the main verb.

Subject + form of avoir + past participle of main verb

Subj. + form of avoir + past participle of main verb

➢(célébrer = to celebrate)

Tu + as + célébré “el cinco de mayo”.

You celebrated “el cinco de mayo”.

➢(grossir = to get fat/ to gain weight)

Vous + avez + grossi.

You all gained weight.

➢(perdre = to lose)

Paul + a + perdu cinq dollars.

Paul lost five dollars.

BOOK QUESTION

a donné

ai dormi

ont travaillé

a mangé

ont fini

ont frappé

a mené

avons cueilli

BOOK QUESTION

as réussi

avez choisi

as attendu

a écouté

avez vendu

a défendu

a puni