LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ THE PERFECT TENSE Talking about actions, completed in the past

USING THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ b How do we talk about things in the past in English? b Here are a few examples: 1I have eaten my breakfast 2You have sold (your cds) 3They have finished their homework b Type anything you notice in the box below: I notice…

HOW IT WORKS IN FRENCH b Now here are a few sentences in French: 1Jai mangé le petit déjeuner 2Tu as vendu tes CDs! 3Ils ont fini leurs devoirs b Can you guess what the above sentences mean? 123

SO WHATS THE RULE? Jai mangé le petit déjeuner 1. The verb avoir (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle) I have eaten my breakfast

Your turn - use arrows to link! Tu as vendu tes cds! 1. The verb avoir (to have) in the right form You have sold your cds 2. The action in the past (the past participle)

Your turn - use arrows and colours to link! Ils ont fini leurs devoirs 1. The verb avoir (to have) in the right form They have finished their homework 2. The action in the past (the past participle)

SUMMARY SO FAR b WHAT HAVE WE FOUND SO FAR? You need 2 things to talk in the past - what are they? You need 2 things to talk in the past - what are they? b NOW SEE IF YOU ARE RIGHT! 1. …...2. …..

THE TWO THINGS ARE…. 1. The verb avoir (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle)

1. THE VERB AVOIR - TO HAVE JaiI have Tu asYou have (singular) Il/Elle/On aHe/she/one has Nous avonsWe have Vous avezYou have (plural) Ils/Elles ontThey have b Can you remember the parts of avoir?

2. THE ACTION IN THE PAST (PAST PARTICIPLE) b Can you see a pattern? VerbPast participleVerbPast participle MangerMangéMangerMangé DanserDanséDanserDansé VendreVenduVendreVendu PerdrePerduPerdrePerdu FinirFiniFinirFini ServirServiServirServi The patterns I see...

2. THE ACTION IN THE PAST (THE PAST PARTICIPLE) b Were you right? With ER verbs (e.g. Manger/Danser), take off the ER and add É to form the past participleWith ER verbs (e.g. Manger/Danser), take off the ER and add É to form the past participle With RE verbs (e.g. Vendre/Perdre), take off the RE and add U to form the past participleWith RE verbs (e.g. Vendre/Perdre), take off the RE and add U to form the past participle With IR verbs (e.g. finir/Servir), take off the IR and add I to form the past participleWith IR verbs (e.g. finir/Servir), take off the IR and add I to form the past participle

2. ACTION IN THE PAST b A few verbs do not follow this rule, and have to be remembered separately. Here are some you will use regularly: VerbPast part.ExampleVerbPast part.Example Faire (to do)FaitJai fait (I have done)Faire (to do)FaitJai fait (I have done) Avoir (to have)EuJai eu (I have had)Avoir (to have)EuJai eu (I have had) Être (to be)ÉtéJai été (I have been)Être (to be)ÉtéJai été (I have been) Prendre (to take)PrisJai pris (I have taken)Prendre (to take)PrisJai pris (I have taken)

NOW FOR PRACTICE b The key things to remember: You need to know the verb avoir (to have)You need to know the verb avoir (to have) You need to know the past participle of the verbYou need to know the past participle of the verb b These rules apply to 95% of all verbs in French! b You will learn later how the other 5% work! b Now for some practice!

TASKS b a) Remembering the verb avoir b b) Re-ordering sentences in the past b c) Finding past participles b d) You create

A) Remembering the verb avoir b Trouvez la bonne réponse: e.g.Je aiJaiJase.g.Je aiJaiJas i)Tu asTu aTu esi)Tu asTu aTu es ii)Il asIl aIle aii)Il asIl aIle a iii)Nous avonsNous ontNous sommesiii)Nous avonsNous ontNous sommes iv)Vous avexVous aVous aveziv)Vous avexVous aVous avez v)Elles ontElles sontElle ontv)Elles ontElles sontElle ont

A) Remembering the verb avoir.. J__I have Tu __You have (singular) Il/Elle/On _He/she/one has Nous _____We have Vous ____You have (plural) Ils/Elles ___They have b Fill in the gaps (without looking back if possible!)

B) Reordering sentences in the past b Mettez dans le bon ordre: e.g. ai / visité / la / Tour Eiffel / Je.g. ai / visité / la / Tour Eiffel / J –Jai visité la Tour Eiffel i) Il / joué / football / au / ai) Il / joué / football / au / a –…–…–…–… ii)Nous / mangé / du / avons / painii)Nous / mangé / du / avons / pain –…–…–…–… iii)ont / décidé / au / ils / cinéma / dalleriii)ont / décidé / au / ils / cinéma / daller –...

C) Match up the past participles lubuNous avons bufaitElle a fait

D) You create b On a separate sheet in Word or Powerpoint create your own page to remember how to form the passé composé for the majority of verbs b To remind you, include the verb avoirthe verb avoir lots of exampleslots of examples how to form the past particplehow to form the past particple b Refer back to the slides here to help you!