1. LE PASSE COMPOSE (the sequel)

2. How to form the past participle
To form the past participle of ir verbs, we do this:
Get the infinitive. e.g. finir
Take off the r. e.g. fini
That’s it.

3. To form the past participle of re verbs, we do this:
Get the infinitive. e.g. vendre
Take off the re. e.g. vend
Add u. e.g. vendu

4. Complete this table. infinitive meaning past participle finir
to finish
choisir
to choose
attendre
to wait for
vendre
to sell
entendre
to hear
rendre
to give back
perdre
to lose

5. These are the answers. infinitive meaning past participle finir
to finish
fini
choisir
to choose
choisi
attendre
to wait for
attendu
vendre
to sell
vendu
entendre
to hear
entendu
rendre
to give back
rendu
perdre
to lose
perdu

6. Some examples: J’ai fini = I have finished Tu as vendu = You have sold
Il a choisi = He has chosen
Elle a attendu = She has waited (for)

7. Nous avons fini = We have finished
Vous avez perdu = You have lost
Ils ont rendu = They have given back
Elles ont choisi = They have chosen

8. Maintenant, c’est à toi! Ecris en français. I have sold.
He has finished.
You have waited for the bus.
She has heard the noise.
We have chosen the sweets.

9. “c’était” means “it was” and never takes agreement.
We can now make our work more exciting by adding this phrase:
c’était
“c’était” means “it was” and never takes agreement.

10. Examples:
1) J’ai fini mes devoirs, c’était difficile.
I have finished my homework it was difficult.
2) Il a attendu le train, c’était en retard.
He waited for the train, it was late.

11. 3) Nous avons entendu la chanson de Kylie Minogue, c’était nul.
We heard Kylie Minogue’s song, it was rubbish.
4) Ils ont acheté un nouveau vélo, c’était chouette.
They bought a new bike, it was brilliant.

12. Now you can write a paragraph in French using the past tense.
Your title is:
“le week-end dernier”
“Last weekend”