Transcript Objectifs: to say what you HAVE done (use perfect tense!

PAST TENSE KEY VERBS
I went
I stayed
I travelled
I played
I visited
I bought
I ate
I saw
I drank
I watched
I went out
It was
EXTENSION
We went
We stayed
We played
We visited
There was/were
jeudi, le 24
octobre
Objectifs: to be
able to use
perfect tense
PAST TENSE KEY VERBS
I went =Je suis allé(e)
I stayed= Je suis resté(e)
I travelled= J’ai voyagé
I played=J’ai joué
I visited=J’ai visité
I bought=J’ai acheté
I ate=J’ai mangé
I saw=J’ai vu
I drank=J’ai bu
I watched=J’ai regardé
I went out=Je suis sorti(e)
It was=C’était
EXTENSION
We went=Nous sommes allé(e)s/On est allé
We stayed=Nous sommes resté(e)s/On est resté
We played=Nous avons joué/On a joué
We visited=Nous avons visité/On a visité
There was/were=Il y avait
Laetitia-qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier?
• transcript
The Perfect Tense
• The perfect tense is used to describe
events that happened in the past.
• These events are completed actions
which means that they are over and
done with.
eg. J’ai joué au foot = I played football
• The perfect tense is formed with the
auxiliary verbs avoir and être + the
past participle.
• Most verbs go with avoir (j’ai)
Most verbs make the past participle by
using these regular patterns:
-er verbs: + é jou(er)  joué
-re verbs: + u répond(re)  répondu
-ir verbs: + i fin(ir)  fini
• To show WHO did the action in the past you
use the correct form of AVOIR in front of your
main verb
• Eg: J’ai joué=I played
• Il a joué=he played
The auxiliary: AVOIR
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
• J’ai
• Il/elle/on a
•
• Vous avez
• Nous avons
tu as
ils/elles ont
THE PRESENT TENSE OF AVOIR
j’ai (I)
tu as (you)
il/elle/on a (he/she/we/one)
nous avons (we)
vous avez (you)
ils/elles ont (they)
Some verbs take the verbs être as their
auxiliary verb not avoir
THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTRE-put in order
(I/you(s)/he,she.it/we/you(pl)/they)
nous sommes
ils/elles sont
je suis
il/elle/on est
tu es
vous êtes
THE PRESENT TENSE OF ÊTRE
je suis (I)
tu es (you)
il/elle/on est (he/she/one)
nous sommes (we)
vous êtes (you)
ils/elles sont (they)
The most common ones you will use are
• Aller
• Sortir
• Arriver
• Retourner/rentrer
• Rester
What clues do you know to help you remember
them?
Many common verbs have
irregular past participles
Avoir(to have) eu
boire(to drink) bu
Faire(to do/make)  fait
mettre(to put) mis
Lire(to read) lu
prendre(to take) pris
Recevoir(to receive) reçu
Voir(to see) vu
vouloir(to want to) voulu
Je suis sorti avec
mes copains. Nous
sommes allés à la
patinoire, puis nous
sommes rentrés chez
moi
My friends went to
the park and played
football but I stayed
at home and did my
homework
J’ai dû faire mes
devoirs et les taches
menagères. Je l’ai
trouvé ennuyeux et
fatigant
I went out with my
family. We went to
the shops and I
bought a t-shirt
In the evening I
stayed at home and
watched soap
operas. I found it
relaxing
My mum went to a
café with her friend
and they had a
coffee and a chat
Mon père est allé à la
piscine avec mon
frère cadet et ils ont
fait de la natatation.
Puis, ils ont essaye de
faire de la plongée
My brother had to do My parents went out
his homework but I
so my brother and I
went out with my
had a party!
mum. It was funny!
Running dictation key past tense
phrases
• There are 15 phrases about a past school day
hidden around Elmhirst. The first team to find
them, copy them down in their books and
translate wins a prize!
Les devoirs-contre la montre
(test 2?) learn for Mon 4th Nov