Le passé composé (Perfect tense regular verbs)

When do we use the perfect tense?

• For habits in the past (what you used to do).

• For specific events completed in the past (eg, what you did last weekend).

• For actions/ events that are happening now.

• For actions/events that have not yet happened.

Which of these statements is true?

• the perfect tense is the same as the present tense

• the perfect tense has no irregular verbs

• the perfect tense is always made up of 3 parts

• the perfect tense only works to describe an ideal scenario

After the subject pronoun, what 2 things do we need to make a sentence in the perfect tense?

• A part of avoir (in the present tense) + an infinitive

• A part of avoir (in the past tense) + a past partciciple

• A part of avoir (in the present tense) + an adjective

• A part of avoir (in the present tense) + a past partciciple

In most cases, the auxiliary used in the perfect tense is the verb...

• to have (avoir)

• to be (être)

• to go (aller)

• must (devoir)

Choose the correct verb endings & order for [avoir] in the present tense (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles)

• a, ai, avez, avons, as, ont

• ai, a, as, aient, allez, ent

• ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont

• ai, is, a, ez, s, ont

How do we form the past participles of ER verbs?

• Take off the -er ending

• Add é to the infinitive

• Take off the -er ending and add é

• Take off the 'r' and add u

How do we form past participles of IR verbs?

• Take off the -ir ending and add i

• Take off the -ir ending and add u

• Take off the -ir ending and add é

• Add i to the infinitive

How do we form past participles of RE verbs?

• Add u to the infinitive

• Take off the -re ending and add u

• Take off the -re ending and add i

• Take off the -re ending and add é

Which of the following is a past participle of a regular -er verb?

• dormi

• vendu

• regardé

• attendu

Past participle for 'finished' (finir)

• fini
• finé
• fin
• finu