Transcript Le Passé Composé

Le Passé Composé
Le Passé Composé
Sometimes in English we use an expression of time and
another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.
Le Passé Composé
Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or
another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.
For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD
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Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or
another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.
For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD
or
I have eaten the chocolates you gave me
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In French the same thing happens: we use an expression
of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.
Le Passé Composé
In French the same thing happens: we use an expression
of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.
For example: J’ai mangé une pomme.
Le Passé Composé
In French the same thing happens: we use an expression
of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.
For example: J’ai mangé une pomme.
or
Hier j’ai acheté un CD dans un magasin
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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to
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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
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How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
and danser becomes
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
and danser becomes j’ai dansé
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
and danser becomes j’ai dansé
and manger becomes
Le Passé Composé
How do you work out how to write the past tense of a
verb?
EASY!
For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
and danser becomes j’ai dansé
and manger becomes j’ai mangé
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
For example attendre becomes
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu
and vendre becomes
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For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu
and vendre becomes j’ai vendu
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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
change the -ir to -i
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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front
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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front
For example finir becomes j’ai fini
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For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front
For example finir becomes j’ai fini
and choisir becomes j’ai choisi