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WHAT DOES IT MEAN? FOR PARLER... I AM TALKING I talked I used to talk Non! Oui ! CLICK ON THE CORRECT ANSWER. Non, non et non! I am talking

1 SUBJECT 1 HELPING VERB 1 PAST PARTICIPLE Take the subject, add the helping verb and, finally, stick on the past participle. Use immediately. THE RECIPE FOR PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

Before we move on, you need to be sure that you understand what a subject, helping verb and past participle are. If you are unsure, click on the smiley faces below: Subject Helping verb Past participle Quiz me Remind me Remind me Remind me If you understand the subjects, helping verbs and past participles, go on.

Subjects Je = I Tu = you (informal and singular) IL = he, it (masculine) Elle = she, it (feminine) On = one Nous = we Vous = you (formal and plural) Ils = they (all guys or guys and girls) Elles = they (all girls)

Subjects Je = I Tu = you (informal and singular) IL = he, it (masculine) Elle = she, it (feminine) On = one Nous = we Vous = you (formal and plural) Ils = they (all guys or guys and girls) Elles = they (all girls) BACK TO PRACTICE QUIZ

AVOIR J’AI TU AS IL, ELLE, ON A NOUS AVONS VOUS AVEZ ILS, ELLES ONT

AVOIR J’AI TU AS IL, ELLE, ON A NOUS AVONS VOUS AVEZ ILS, ELLES ONT BACK TO PRACTICE QUIZ

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘er’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘er’, remove the ‘er’ and add ‘é’ – so… Parler Parlé Manger Mangé Regarder Regardé

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘er’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘er’, remove the ‘er’ and add ‘é’ – so… Parler Parlé Manger Mangé Regarder Regardé BACK TO PRACTICE QUIZ

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘ir’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘ir’, remove the ‘ir’ and add ‘i’ – so… Finir Fini Grossir Grossi Dormir Dormi

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘ir’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘ir’, remove the ‘ir’ and add ‘i’ – so… Finir Fini Grossir Grossi Dormir Dormi BACK TO PRACTICE QUIZ

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘re’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘re’, remove the ‘re’ and add ‘u’ – so… Vendre Vendu Fondre Fondu Répondre Répondu

FORMING REGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES of ‘re’ verbs For verbs ending in ‘re’, remove the ‘re’ and add ‘u’ – so… Vendre Vendu Fondre Fondu Répondre Répondu BACK TO PRACTICE QUIZ

Let’s see how you’re doing! Try forming the Passé Composé on your own. But, be careful because, if you get one wrong, you’ve got to start back at the beginning!

I finished. Je suis fini J’ai fini J’ai finié

We ate. Nous avons manger Nous avons mangé Vous avez mangé

They answered. ILS ONT RÉPONDÉ ILS ONT RÉPONDU ILS SONT RÉPONDU

Now that you understand how passé composé is formed… Let’s try a more challenging activity! AFTER COMPLETING QUIZ, PRINT OFF THE SUMMARY SHEET AND HAND IN TO MME KIEL. Click on the Eiffel Tower icon to take a practice quiz. Fais attention! Spelling counts!