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Le Passé Simple French 3 Chapter 3 Grammar 1.1. The Passé Simple Passé Simple is a past tense – Used instead of passé composé in literary texts. To Form.

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1 Le Passé Simple French 3 Chapter 3 Grammar 1.1

2 The Passé Simple Passé Simple is a past tense – Used instead of passé composé in literary texts. To Form Passé Simple of regular verbs 1.Remove the ‘er’, ‘ir’ or ‘re’ 2.Add the ending that agrees with the subject ER endingsIR/RE endings Je _ainous_âmesje_isnous_îmes tu _ asvous_âtestu_isvous_îtes Il_aelles_èrentil_itelles_irent

3 Examples Je parlai au prince. – I spoke to the prince Nous finîmes la potion – We finished the potion Elles _____________ (perdre) la fée. – Elles perdirent la fée Il ______________ (accorder) des souhaits. – Il accorda des souhaites

4 Irregular Passe Simple Forms Avoir J’eusnous eûmes Tu eusvous eûtes Il eutelles eurent Etre Je fusnous fûmes Tu fusvous fûtes Il futelles furent Faire Je fisnous fîmes Tu fisvous fîtes Il fitelles firent Venir Je vinsnous vînmes Tu vinsvous vîntes Il vintelles vinrent Dire Je disnous dîmes Tu disvous dîtes Il ditelles dirent ALLER IS CONJUGATED LIKE AN ER VERB

5 Passé Simple Verbs often used in stories in the passé simple – Naitre (to be born) Il naquit – Vivre (to live) Il vécut – Mourir (to die) Il mourut


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