LE PASSÉ SIMPLE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ IN LITERATURE. MEMORIZING THE REGULAR ENDINGS AND THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR JE FORM OF THE IRREGULAR VERBS IS NECESSARY. YOU WILL NEVER SPEAK IN THIS TENSE. RECOGNIZING THE FORMS IS THE GOAL. Le Passé Simple
-er verbsparler -ir/-re verbs finir/perdre je parlai tu parlas il/elle/on parla nous parlâmes vous parlâtes ils/elles parlèrent je finis tu finis il/elle/on finit nous finîmes vous finîtes ils/elles finirent je perdis tu pterdis il/elle/on perdit nous perdîmes vous perdîtes ils/elles perdirent Drop the infinitive ending and add the passé simple endings as follows.
Irregular verbs tend to use the past participle plus the passé simple endings, but some are different. You have to memorize the je form of each one just for recognition. avoir: jeusThe endings are: être: je fusje-s faire: je fistu -s venir: je vinsil -t dire: je dis nous -^mes naître: je naquis vous -^tes vivre: je vécusils-rent mourir: je mourus
Relative pronouns with ce Ce qui and ce que are relative pronouns that mean what (or that which) and are used to refer to a general idea or to something that hasnt been mentioned. For example, in the sentence I dont understand what he means, what doesnt refer to anything specifically mentioned.
Relative pronouns with ce Ce qui is a subject and is usually followed by a verb. Ce qui est incroyable, cest la fin de la fable. Whats incredible is the end of the fable. Ce que/qu is an object and is usually followed by a subject and a verb. Le génie a accordé au prince ce quil voulait. The genie granted the prince what he wanted. Ce dont also means what. It replaces a phrase that follows an expression with de. Elle parlait de quelquechose. Il ne savait pas ce dont elle parlait. She talked about something. He did not know what she was talking about.
Meaning before a noun Meaning after a noun ancienformer vrai real certain certain (some) cherdear dernierlast pauvrepoor (unfortunate) propreown salenasty seulonly ancienancient (old) vraitrue certainsure cherexpensive dernierprevious pauvrepoor (destitute) propreclean saledirty seullonely Adjective meaning and placement