passé composé

When do we use the passé composé?

• To talk about the past

• to talk about the future

• to talk about things you are doing now

• to talk about what you usually do

What is true about the passé composé?

• It's the only past tense in French

• it has two parts

• it is not necessary to conjugate the infinitive

• You use the same endings as the present tense

Which one is in the passé composé?

• Je mange la carrotte

• Je vais manger la

• J'aime manger les fraise

• J'ai mangé la salade.

Many times, "avoir" is used as the ...

• helping verb

• infinitive

• past participle

The helping verb is followed by the...

• other helping verb

• adjective

• past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er and add

• i

• u

• e

• é

for regular -re verbs, you take off the -re and add...

• u

• i

• t

• é

For regular -ir verbs, take off the -ir and add

• u

• i

• é

• r

Which of the following is correct in the passé composé?

• Elle a choisi le fromage.

• Elle voudrait le fromage.

• Elle mange le fromage.

How well do you understand this so far?

• 1 - I'm nowhere.

• 2 - I am trying but struggling.

• 3 - it makes sense so far but I need practice.

• 4 - I think I've got it!