Passé Composé

• What is Le Passé Composé in French grammar?

  It is the Perfect Tense.
• What does Le Passé Composé comprise of?

  It comprises two parts: avoir and the past participle.
• What are the two components of Le Passé Composé?

  (to have) avoir + past participle.
• What does Le Passé Composé describe?

  It describes what one did or what one has done in the past.
• How do you say "I have" in French?

  j'ai
• How do you say "you have" (singular) in French?

  tu as
• How do you say "we have" in French?

  nous avons
• How do you say "he/she/one has" in French?

  il/elle/on a
• How do you say "you have" (formal or plural) in French?

  Vous avez
• How do you say "they have" in French?

  ils/elles ont
• How is the past participle formed for -er infinitives?

  -er changes to -é.
• What is the past participle of "écouter"?

  écouté
• What is the past participle of "manger"?

  mangé
• What does the Negative Passé Composé express?

  It expresses 'not', indicating what did not happen or has not happened.
• How do you express 'not' in French in the Negative Passé Composé?

  Use ne... pas.
• Where is 'ne pas' placed in the Passé Composé?

  'Ne pas' is placed around the avoir form.
• Translate "Je n'ai pas dansé avec Lionel Messi" into English.

  I did not dance with Lionel Messi.
• Translate "Tu n'as pas regardé 'Spongebob'" into English.


  You did not watch 'Spongebob'.
• Translate "Mon frère n'a pas mangé de pizza" into English.

  My brother did not eat pizza.
• What happens to 'ne' when the avoir part starts with a vowel?


  'Ne' becomes 'n'.
• What is the past participle formation for regular -er verbs?

  -er changes to -é.
• What is the past participle formation for regular -re verbs?

  -re changes to -u.
• What is the past participle formation for regular -ir verbs?

  -ir changes to -i.
• What are the past participles of regular -ir and -er verbs in Passé Composé?

  • -ir changes to i (e.g., finir → fini)
  • -re changes to u (e.g., vendre → vendu)
• What are irregular past participles in Passé Composé?

  They are past participles that do not follow the regular formation rules.
• Name one infinitive that has an irregular past participle.

  mettre (to put on).
• What is the irregular past participle of "mettre"?

  mis
• What is the irregular past participle of "écrire"?

  écrit
• What is the irregular past participle of "être"?

  été
• What is the irregular past participle of "avoir"?

  eu
• What is the irregular past participle of "prendre"?

  pris
• What is the irregular past participle of "dire"?

  dit
• What is the irregular past participle of "voir"?

  vu
• What is the irregular past participle of "lire"?

  lu
• What is the irregular past participle of "boire"?

  bu
• What is the irregular past participle of "faire"?

  fait
• What are the two parts required to form the Passé Composé?

  A form of avoir and the past participle
• What auxiliary verb do some verbs use instead of avoir in the Passé Composé?

  Être
• What type of verbs typically use être as the auxiliary in the Passé Composé?

  Movement verbs
• What is the meaning of the verb "aller"?

  To go