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WorksheetsLe passé composé (Perfect tense regular verbs)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
I defended (from infinitive défendre)
j'ai défendi
j'ai défendu
je défendu
j'ai defendu
j'ai mange
je mange
j'ai mangé
j'ai mangez
Translate:
she watched
elle a regarde
elle as regardé
elle a regardé
elle ont regardé
Translate:
we travelled
nous avons voyagé
ils ont travaillé
nous avons voyager
elle travaille
Translate:
they finished
ils ont finis
ils ont fini
ils ont finé
ils ont finissé
Translate:
they answered
ils ai répondé
ils avons répondu
ils ont répondu
ils ont répondi
Translate the following: I talked (= I have talked)
(a)
Translate the following: she played (= she has played)
(a)
Translate the following: he slept (= he has slept)
(a)
Translate the following: they bought (= they have bought)
when "they" is a group of boys
(a)
A few verbs (mostly verbs of movement) take "être" rather than "avoir" as an auxilliary. So the first person will be "je suis" rather than "j'ai".
Which of the following follow that pattern ? (2 answers)
écouté
allé
sorti
téléchargé
