1. jeudi, le 24 octobre Objectifs: to be able to use perfect tense
PAST TENSE KEY VERBS I went I stayed I travelled I played I visited I bought I ate I saw I drank I watched I went out It was EXTENSION We went We stayed We played We visited There was/were
jeudi, le 24 octobre Objectifs: to be able to use perfect tense

2. PAST TENSE KEY VERBS I went =Je suis allé(e) I stayed= Je suis resté(e) I travelled= J’ai voyagé I played=J’ai joué I visited=J’ai visité I bought=J’ai acheté I ate=J’ai mangé I saw=J’ai vu I drank=J’ai bu I watched=J’ai regardé I went out=Je suis sorti(e) It was=C’était EXTENSION We went=Nous sommes allé(e)s/On est allé We stayed=Nous sommes resté(e)s/On est resté We played=Nous avons joué/On a joué We visited=Nous avons visité/On a visité There was/were=Il y avait

3. Laetitia-qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier?
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4. The Perfect Tense

5. The perfect tense is used to describe events that happened in the past.
These events are completed actions which means that they are over and done with.
eg. J’ai joué au foot = I played football
The perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verbs avoir and être + the past participle.
Most verbs go with avoir (j’ai)

6. Most verbs make the past participle by using these regular patterns: -er verbs: + é jou(er)  joué -re verbs: + u répond(re)  répondu -ir verbs: + i fin(ir)  fini

7. To show WHO did the action in the past you use the correct form of AVOIR in front of your main verb
Eg: J’ai joué=I played
Il a joué=he played

8. The auxiliary: AVOIR I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
J’ai tu as
Il/elle/on a ils/elles ont
Vous avez
Nous avons

9. THE PRESENT TENSE OF AVOIR
j’ai (I)
tu as (you)
il/elle/on a (he/she/we/one)
nous avons (we)
vous avez (you)
ils/elles ont (they)

10. Some verbs take the verbs être as their auxiliary verb not avoir
THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTRE-put in order (I/you(s)/he,she.it/we/you(pl)/they)
nous sommes
ils/elles sont
je suis
il/elle/on est
tu es
vous êtes

11. THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTRE je suis (I) tu es (you) il/elle/on est (he/she/one) nous sommes (we) vous êtes (you) ils/elles sont (they)

12. The most common ones you will use are
Aller
Sortir
Arriver
Retourner/rentrer
Rester
What clues do you know to help you remember them?

13. Many common verbs have irregular past participles
Avoir(to have) eu boire(to drink) bu
Faire(to do/make)  fait Lire(to read) lu
mettre(to put) mis prendre(to take) pris
Recevoir(to receive) reçu
Voir(to see) vu vouloir(to want to) voulu

14. Je suis sorti avec mes copains
Je suis sorti avec mes copains. Nous sommes allés à la patinoire, puis nous sommes rentrés chez moi
I went out with my family. We went to the shops and I bought a t-shirt
My mum went to a café with her friend and they had a coffee and a chat
My friends went to the park and played football but I stayed at home and did my homework
In the evening I stayed at home and watched soap operas. I found it relaxing
Mon père est allé à la piscine avec mon frère cadet et ils ont fait de la natatation. Puis, ils ont essaye de faire de la plongée
J’ai dû faire mes devoirs et les taches menagères. Je l’ai trouvé ennuyeux et fatigant
My brother had to do his homework but I went out with my mum. It was funny!
My parents went out so my brother and I had a party!

15. Running dictation key past tense phrases
There are 15 phrases about a past school day hidden around Elmhirst. The first team to find them, copy them down in their books and translate wins a prize!

16. Les devoirs-contre la montre (test 2?) learn for Mon 4th Nov