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What the perfect tense is used for. |
The perfect tense is used to talk about something that happened in completely finished. |
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How to form the perfect tense. |
You need two parts to form the perfect tense: •the present tense of avoir or être (the auxiliary verb) •the past participle of the main verb |
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"ER" verbs in the Perfect Tense (regular verbs). Using avoir. |
•Form the present tense of avoir for the subject that you're describing. •Take of "ER" and add é to the main verb. |
Rules to form any regular "ER" verb in the Perfect tense. |
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Example of "ER" verbs using avoir in the Perfect Tense. |
J'ai parlé Tu as parlé Il/elle a parlé Nous avons parlé Vous avez parlé Ils/elles parlé |
Use the rules for regular "ER" verbs. |
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"IR" verbs in the Perfect Tense. Using avoir. |
•Form the present tense of avoir for the subject that you're describing. •Take of "IR" and add "i" to the main verb. |
Rules to form any regular "IR" verb in the Perfect tense. |
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"RE" verbs in the Perfect Tense. Using avoir. |
•Form the present tense of avoir for the subject that you're describing. •Take of "RE" and add "u" to the main verb. |
Rules to form any regular "RE" verb in the Perfect tense. |
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Example of "IR" verbs using avoir in the Perfect Tense. |
J'ai choisi Tu as choisi Il/elle a choisi Nous avons choisi Vous avez choisi Ils/elles ont choisi |
Use the rules to form "IR" verbs in the Perfect Tense. |
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Example of "RE" verbs using avoir in the Perfect Tense. |
J'ai vendu Tu as vendu Il/elle a vendu Nous avons vendu Vous avez vendu Ils/elles ont vendu |
Use the rules to form "RE" in the Perfect Tense. |
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Common irregular past participles used with avoir for the Perfect Tense. |
Avoir - eu - had Boire - bu - drunk Comprendre - compris - understood Connaître - connu - known Croire - cru - believed Devoir - dû - had to Dire - dit - said Écrire - écrit - written Être - été - been Faire - fait - done/made Lire - lu - read Mettre - mis - put Ouvrir - ouvert - opened Pouvoir - pu - been able to Prendre - pris - taken Savoir - su - known Voir - vu - seen Vouloir - voulu - wanted |
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Forming the Perfect Tense with être. |
The Perfect Tense is used to talk about something that happened in the past. It's an action that is completely finished. Some verbs take être to form the Perfect Tense. |
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How to form the Perfect Tense with être. |
You need to consider three things to form the Perfect Tense with être: •the correct part of the present tense of être •the past participle of the main verb •the correct agreement, e.g. is the subject pronoun feminine/masculine or plural? |
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Agreements for the Perfect Tense with être. |
When you form the Perfect Tense with être, the past participle agrees with the subject. If the subject is feminine and singular, you need to add "e" to the past participle of the main verb. If the subject is masculine plural, add "s" to the past participle of the main verb. If the subject is feminine plural, add "es" to the past participle of the main verb. |
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Examples of agreements in the Perfect Tense using être. |
Aller (to go) Je suis allé(e) Tu es allé(e) Il est allé Elle est allée On est allé(e)(s) Nous sommes allé(e)s Vous êtes allé(e)(s) Ils sont allés Elles sont allées |
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Verbs that use être in the Perfect Tense. |
Monter - to go up - monté Retourner - to return - retourné Rester - to stay - resté Venir - to come - venu Arriver - to arrive - arrivé Naître - to be born - né Tomber - to fall - tombé Rentrer - to go back in - rentré Aller - to go - allé Sortir - to go out - sorti Partir - to leave - parti Mourir - to die - mort Partir - to leave - parti Entrer - to enter - entré Descendre - to go down/to get off - descendu |
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