1. Leçon 30 Le passé composé
DAY ONE

2. Using multiple verbs – le futur proche
In French, it is often useful to use ________ than one verb in a single sentence.
In the ________ ________ tense, for example, two verbs are always used: the conjugated form of ALLER and the secondary verb.
EX: I am going to eat.
________________________________________.
EX: We are going to go to school.
more
near future
Je vais manger
Nous allons à l’école.

3. Using multiple verbs – what one likes to do
You can also use multiple verbs in the ________ tense to describe what you ________ or ________ .
Just like in the future tense, the ________ verb is ________ and the ________ is left in the ________ form.
EX: What do you like to do for exercise?
________________________________________?
EX: I like to swim.
________________________________________.
EX: I prefer to jog.
present
like
prefer
first
conjugated
second
infinitive
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire comme exercise?
J’aime nager
Je préfère faire du jogging

4. Using multiple verbs – what one likes to do
Complete each sentence below about how / where / with whom you like to vacation.
Mes vacances préférées sont …
Pendant les vacances de Noel, je préfère…
Pendant les grandes vacances, je préfère …
Quand je voyage pendant les vacances, je préfère voyager …
Quand je vais loin, je préfère voyager …

5. Using multiple verbs
You can also use multiple verbs to create phrases in the SIMPLE _____________ tense.
EX: I would like to swim.
________________________________________.
I would like to jog.
conditional
Je voudrais nager
Je voudrais faire du jogging

6. Le passé composé
The passé composé describes past events. In the sentences below, the verbs highlighted in red are in the passé composé.
Hier, j’ai réparé mon vélo.
____________________________.
Le weekend dernier, Marc a organisé une boum.
Pendant les vacances, nous avons visité Paris.
Yesterday, I fixed my bike
Last weekend, Mark organized a party
During vacation, we visited Paris

7. What do you notice about past-tense endings in English and French.
The French __________ __________ end in -___.
The English past participles end in -___.
What do you notice about HOW the French PP is formed?
The French PP is form using _____ VERBS:
__________ verb+ __________ __________ verb
past participles é ed
two
auxiliary
past participles

8. Formation of the Past Participle
Most verbs use AVOIR as their auxiliary, so for most French verbs, the past tense is formed as follows:
Present of __________ + PP
avoir

9. Note :
As its name indicates, the passé composé is the __________ tense __________ of two parts. It is formed like the English present perfect tense:
We have worked.
Nous avons travaillé.
__________ + __________ VERB + PAST __________
past composed
subject
auxiliary
participle

10. AVOIR is conjugated in the present tense, as follows: J’ __________
Tu __________
Il __________
Nous __________
Vous __________
Elles __________ ai as a
avons
avez
ont

11. Formation of the Past Participle
For –er verbs, the past participle is formed by chopping of the –er of the infinitive and adding a –é.
Convert each of the verbs below from their infinitive form to their past participle:
visiter = __________
jouer = __________
parler = __________
téléphoner = __________
visité
joué
parlé
téléphoné

12. Using the passé composé
Now try creating a sentence with each pair of subjects and past participles shown below:
visité / je
________________________________________.
joué / il
parlé / elles
téléphoné /vous
J’ai visité Paris
Il a joué au foot
Elles ont parlé de lui
Vous avez téléphoné à Chirstine.

13. EX: J’ai visité Montréal. = I ________ Montreal.
In French, the passé composé is used to describe past actions and events, but has three English equivalents:
EX: J’ai visité Montréal.
= I ________ Montreal.
= I ________ ________ Montreal.
visited
have visited
did visit

14. Pratique:
P. 310 ex. 6
Due demain!

15. Leçon 30 Le passé composé
DAY TWO

16. Partie III: Des participes passés
As you already know, the past participle (_______ _______ ) for –er verbs is formed by chopping off the –er and adding a –___.
For –ir verbs and –re verbs, the PP is formed a bit differently…

17. Revue : des verbes en –ir
In the present tense, -ir verbs follow a reglar conjugation pattern, wherein the –ir is removed and a different ending added, according to the subject. Translate the following phrases in the present tense:
I finish.  _______
You (s) finish.  _______
He succeeds.  _______
We heal.  _______
You (pl) reflect.  _______
They (f) blush.  _______

18. Participes passés: des verbes en -ir
The French past participle for –ir verbs is conjugated in much the same way as for –er verbs.
You still need to use an _______ VERB (avoir) + _______ _______ .
The past participle for –ir verbs is formed by chopping off the –ir and adding a –___.
EX: I finished = ______________

19. Participes passés: des verbes en -ir
Translate each of the following sentences into French:
You chose the red shoes.
_____________________________________________.
He succeeded (at) his test.
We recovered after our illness.
You (pl) reflected on the problem.
They (f) blushed when he spoke.

20. Revue : des verbes en –re
Review how to conjugate –re verbs in the present tense by translating each of the following phrases:
I go down the stairs. = _________________
You(s) sell your car. = _________________
He loses his book. = _________________
We wait for them. = _________________
You hear the television.
= _________________
They stretch their legs.

21. The past participle for –re verbs is formed by chopping off the –re and adding a –___.
EX: You sold your car.
= ______________________.

22. Translate each past-tense phrase using the auxiliary verb and –re past participle.
He lost his book.
_________________________________________
We waited for them.
You (pl) heard the TV.
They stretched their legs.

23. Devoirs
Combinez votre sagesse des verbes en –er, – ir et –re a compléter cet exercice.
P. 322 ex 6
Vous pouvez le faire sur une autre feuille de papier — si vous voulez, vous pouvez utiliser la même feuille qu’hier.

24. Leçon 30 Le passé composé
DAY THREE

25. Partie IV: le passé composé et des verbes irréguliers
In the course of studying the passé compose as it related to regular –er, -ir, and –re verbs, you have learned to combine the psat participle of these three verb types with a conjugated auxiliary verb—in this case, the verb ________.
All PPs are created in much the same way—that is, by removing the verb ending and adding a past participle ending.
Therefore…
-ir  - ___
-re  -___
-er  -___

26. Les verbes irreguliers…
You’ve already learned the past participle for at least one irregular verb, FAIRE.
In the present tense, FAIRE is conjugated, as follows:
However, the Past Participle of FAIRE is simply _______.
EX: I made a cake.
_____________________________________ Je
Nous Tu
Vous Il
Elles

27. Les verbes irreguliers…
Chances are, if a verb is irregular in the _____ tense, it will also have an irregular _____ _____.
For example, the following verbs all also have irregular past participles:
être
avoir
mettre
voir 
_____ 
_____

28. Translate each of the following phrases into French using your new irregular verbs.
HINT: look at the yellow box on page 324 in your book for reminders about time expressions – maintenant, avant, après, etc…)
Yesterday, I was sick.
________________________________________________
Yesterday morning, I was sick to my stomach.
________________________________________________.
I put on my pyjamas.
I stayed in bed all day.
Yesterday afternoon, I saw a good movie on TV.

29. EX: Mme Lebrun a été malade. Mrs. Lebrun _____ _____ sick.
NOTE:
Don’t forget that the verb être can have more than one meaning in the passé composé:
 EX: Mme Lebrun a été malade.
Mrs. Lebrun _____ _____ sick.
Elle a été à l’hôpital.
She _____ in the hospital.

30. DEVOIRS:
P. 323 ex. 9
Write each answer as a single sentence, joining the two clauses with parce que (because).
EX: Éric est content. (avoir un « A » à l’examen)
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