French Passé Composé with Avoir

Past participle ending for regular -ER verbs

• -é

• -ir

• -re

• -ant

Past participle of "vendre"

• vendu

• vendre

• vendais

• vendrait

Evidence: "J'ai parlé" vs "Je parle"

• "parlé" = I spoke (completed)

• "parlé" = I speak (present)

• "parlé" = I will speak (future)

• "parlé" = I have spoken (perfect)

Past participle ending for regular -IR verbs

• -ed

• -i

• -en

• -d

Negative form structure in Passé Composé

• + être + pas + past participle

• + avoir + pas + past participle

• + avoir + ne + past participle

• + être + ne + past participle

"We sold" in French (Passé Composé)

• avons vendu

• nous avons vendu

• vendu nous

• vendre nous

Rule: Agreement of past participle with AVOIR

• agreement unless direct object precedes

• always agrees with the subject

• never agrees with the subject

• only agrees in the plural form

Evidence: "Nous avons fini" as completed action

• action is finished in the past

• action is ongoing in the present

• action will be completed in the future

• action is uncertain

Plan: Steps to form Passé Composé with AVOIR

• Conjugate être 2. Add past participle

• Conjugate avoir 2. Add past participle

• Conjugate avoir 1. Add present participle

• Conjugate être 1. Add past participle

"I ate" in French (Passé Composé)

• mangé

• manger

• mange

• mangeais