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Passé Composé: The Past Tense
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Until now, you’ve only been able to talk about events happening in the present...
(hee hee)
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or things that are going to happen in the near future.
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You are about to embark on a strange and difficult journey...
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You are about to travel back in time...
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And learn how to talk about THE PAST!
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The first step is to conjugate the verb AVOIR
J’ai Tu as Il/elle/on a Nous avons Vous avez Ils/elles ont
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The next step is to form the past participle of the main verb (the action that happened in the past)
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Here is how to form the past participle of the 3 kinds of regular verbs:
-er verbsdrop the er and add é parlerparlé -re verbsdrop the re and add u vendrevendu -ir verbsdrop the ir and add I finirfini
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Try to form the past participles of these verbs on your own:
nettoyer manger mordre agir regarder choisir flotter attendre
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So, to put it all together...
SUBJECT AVOIR (conjugated) PAST PARTICIPLE
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Here are some examples... Il a mangé du steak. J’ai entendu un chien.
Ils ont parlé. Tu as nagé. Vous avez joué. J’ai fini les devoirs. Les ballons ont roulé.
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Now, try to put these sentences into the passé composé:
Elle bronze. Elles aiment le chocolat. Nous dansons. Le chanson finit. La prof demand une question. Mon père vend des radios. Tu réussis à l’examen.
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