Le Passé Composé

What is the passé composé used for?

• to talk about things we are doing right now

• to talk about things that we are going to do

• to talk about things that have already happened

How is the passé composé formed?

• participe passé + verbe auxiliaire

• verbe auxiliaire + participe passé

• infinitif + participe passé

Which helping verb (verbe auxiliaire) is MOST OFTEN used in the passé composé?

• avoir

• être

Which helping verb (verbe auxiliaire) is used for the 17 Vandertramp (House of être) verbs?

• avoir

• être

When does the past participle (participe passé) have to agree with the subject?

• when avoir is used as the verbe auxiliaire

• when être is used as the verbe auxiliaire

• whenever you feel like it

How do you make a participe passé agree with a feminine singular subject?

• add "e"

• add 'es'

• add 's'

• leave it alone

How do you make a participe passé agree with a masculine singular subject?

• add 'e'

• add 'es'

• add 's'

• leave it alone

How do you make a participe passé agree with a feminine plural subject?

• add 'e'

• add 'es'

• add 's'

• leave it alone

How do you make a participe passé agree with a masculine plural subject?

• add 'e'

• add 'es'

• add 's'

• leave it alone

Conjugate the verbe auxiliaire in the present tense. (Write the verb only - not the subject.)

être - ils/elles