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MRS VANDETRAMP
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M= monter. R= rester. S= sortir. V= venir. A= aller. N= naitre. D= descendre. E= entre. T= tomber. R= retourner. A= arrive. M= mourir. P= partir. |
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PERFECT TENSE WITH AVOIR.
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To form the perfect tense, you use an auxiliary and a past participle. Most verbs use avoir as the auxiliary. j'ai tu as il/elle/on a nous avons vous avez ils/ells ont. |
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FORMING THE PAST PARTICIPLE.
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You form the past participle of regular -er -ir and -re verbs. er turns to e. ir turns to i. re turns to u. |
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IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES.
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boire ( to drink) = bu. faire ( to do/make) = fait. ecrire ( to write) = ecrit. lire ( to read) = lu. prendre ( to take) = pris. recevoir ( to receive) = recu. voir ( to see) = vu. |
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NEGATIVE PERFECT TENSE.
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In the perfect tense, the negative makes a sandwich around the auxiliary. Je n'ai pas ecoute le CD. Ils n'ont rien fait. |
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PERFECT TENSE WITH ETRE. |
You take the auxiliary (etre) and the past participle. The parts of etre are: Je suis. Tu es. Il/Elle/On est. Nous sommes. Vous etes. Ils/Elles sont. |
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PAST PARTICIPLE AGREEMENT
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With etre you must make the past participle of verbs agree with the subject of the sentence. Add -e if the subject is feminine singular: elle est arrive. Add -s if the subject is masculine plural: ils sont sortis. Add -es if the subject is feminine plural: elles sont. |
