Le passé composé The perfect tense

The “passé composé”, or the “perfect tense”, is a past tense and is used to talk about things: that happened (e.g. I did / I played / I went) or that have happened (e.g. I have done / I have played / I have been)

It is made up of _______ parts. 1 on It is made up of _______ parts. three 2 3

Who did or has done the action? 1 on Who did or has done the action? Remember the right order!

Find the conjugated verb forms in the wordsearch : avoir and être Find the conjugated verb forms in the wordsearch : être: je avoir: j’ tu il / elle / on nous vous ils /elles ils/elles

2 Follow these simple steps to decide which auxiliary verb to use. Choose your infinitive Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) M Monter To climb R Rester To stay S Sortir To go out V Venir To come A Arriver To arrive N Naitre To be born D Descendre To go down E Entrer To go in Retourner To go back T Tomber To fall Rentrer Aller To go mourir To die P Partir To leave no yes Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes no Use avoir

Choose your infinitive Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no yes Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle no Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

jouer Elle a joué Choose your infinitive Example 1 – She played Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no no Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Add the past participle no Elle a joué Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

Irregular past participles have to be learnt by heart 3 3 How many types of infinitive are there? ER RE IR What are they? What do you replace each one with to form the past participle of regular verbs? é u i Summary: Regular past participles are formed by taking the infinitive and replacing the “er”, “re” or “ir” with “é”, “u” or “i” Irregular past participles have to be learnt by heart

Irregular past participles These are a few of the most commonly used verbs which have irregular past participles: French English Infinitive Past participle avoir eu to have had boire bu to drink drank conduire conduit to drive drove connaitre savoir connu su to know knew courir couru to run ran croire cru to believe believed devoir du to have to had to dire dit to say said écrire écrit to write wrote être été to be was French English Infinitive Past participle faire fait to do did lire lu to read read mettre mis to put put mourir mort to die died naître né to be born was born pouvoir pu to be able could prendre pris to take took rire ri to laugh laughed venir venu to come came voir vu to see saw vouloir voulu to want wanted

Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no yes no yes Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle no Decide who did the verb . Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

aller Elles sont allé es Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 2 – the girls went aller Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes no Elles sont allé es Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être.

se lever Je me suis levé (e) Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 3 – I got up se lever Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes yes Use être Did you use être? Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun (me / te / se / nous / vous / se) Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Add the past participle Je me suis levé (e)

se réveiller Nous nous sommes réveillé s Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 4 – Jack and I woke up se réveiller Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes yes Use être Did you use être? Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun (me / te / se / nous / vous / se) Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Add the past participle Nous nous sommes réveillé s

Now it is your turn Translate the following sentences using the flow chart to help you: He took the cake I drank some champagne You wrote a letter (1 friend) We went out last night You played football (3 friends) She ate her dinner Sarah and Lucie went to the cinema Melissa stayed at home and she finished her homework. Pierre and Brice sold the car We met in front of the cinema

Une comptine dans le passé composé; mais comment ça traduit en anglais? Ce petit cochon est allé au marché, Ce petit cochon à la maison est resté, Ce petit cochon a eu du rôti, Ce petit cochon n'en a pas eu mie, Et ce petit cochon n‘a eu plus, pette-petit, Qu'à s'en retourner chez lui.

Les réponses He took the cake Il a pris le gâteau I drank some champagne You wrote a letter (1 friend) We went out last night You played football (3 friends) She ate her dinner Sarah and Lucie went to the cinema Melissa stayed at home and she finished her homework. Pierre and Brice sold the car We met in front of the cinema Il a pris le gâteau J’ai bu du champagne Tu as écrit une lettre Nous sommes sorti(e)s hier soir Vous avez joué au foot Elle a mangé son dîner Sarah et Lucie sont allées au cinéma Melissa est restée à la maison et elle a fini ses devoirs. Pierre et Brice ont vendu la voiture Nous nous sommes rencontré(e)s devant le cinéma

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