1. vous avez – you (pl/pol) have
THE PERFECT TENSE
Formation
The Perfect Tense in French is formed of two parts:
i) an AUXILIARY VERB ii) a PAST PARTICIPLE
95% of French verbs use the present tense of“avoir” as their auxiliary verb.
AVOIR
j'ai – I have
tu as – you (s/fam) have
il/ elle/ on a – he has
nous avons – we have
vous avez – you (pl/pol) have
ils ont – they (m) have
Regular Verbs form their past participle in the following ways:
ER Verbs
RE Verbs
IR Verbs
jouer = joué
vendre = vendu
finir = fini

2. J'ai joué au tennis. I played tennis / have played tennis)
Examples
J'ai joué au tennis. I played tennis / have played tennis)
Mon frère a vendu son vélo. My brother sold his bike / has sold his bike)
Elles ont fini les devoirs. They finished / have finished the homework)

3. Irregular Past Participles
Infinitive
Meaning
Past Participle
avoir
to have eu
boire
to drink bu
devoir
to have to dû
écrire
to write
écrit
être
to be
été
faire
to do/make
fait
lire
to read lu
pouvoir
to be able to pu
prendre
to take
pris
recevoir
to receive
reçu
voir
to see
vouloir
to want
voulu

4. Irregular Past Participles
Examples:
J’ai lu le journal. I have read the paper.
Il a fait ses devoirs. He did his homework.
Vous avez pris le train?Did you take the train?