PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
LEÇON-5 – BON VOYAGE
LES OBJECTIFS
Skill to write different forms of
past tense.
Ability to use past tense in
daily life conversation.
Understanding of its
usage and regular/irregular forms.
Knowledgeof second tense i.e.
past tense.
Parler du passé◼EMPLOYER LE PASSÉ COMPOSE POUR PARLER DU PASSÉ
◼ LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ EST COMPOSÉ (COMPOUND)
QU’EST-CE QUE C’EST LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ?
The passé composé is a past tense in French. It is a compound tense, which means it is made up of two verbs. You need an auxiliary (helping) verb in the present tense and the participepassé (past participle) of the main verb. For most verbs, the auxiliary verb is avoir. For a few it is être.
Verb tensesActions do not always take place in the present. To express the past in French, use the verb tense called… le passé composé
Vous avez compris que le passé composé a besoin de DEUX formes verbales pour être composé:
1. Une forme du verbe ‘avoir’, PLUS2. Le participe PASSÉ d’un verbe
How to write?Le passé composé
Une forme du verbe ‘avoir’ un participe passé+
FORMATION OF A SENTENCE
+Pronom sujet/ nom objet+
Auxiliary Verb – Avoir
Do you remember the forms of avoir?
J’ai
Tu as
Il/elle/on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/elles ont
To form the participe passé (past participle)
Drop the last two letters of the infinitive and add…
-er >é -ir >i -re >u
parler finir vendre
parlé fini vendu
-er VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:
regarder
J’ai regardé la photo.
I looked at the picture.
-ir VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:
finir
Nous avons fini les croissants.
We finished the croissants.
-re VerbsThis is what a verb tense in the passé composé looks like:
rendre
Le prof a rendu nos devoirs.
The teacher returned our homework.
How to form the passé composé?
To form the passé composé of –er verbs, drop the –er of the infinitive and add an –é.
Don’t forget the helping verb avoir!
J’ai acheté une robe. I bought a dress.
How to form the passé composé ?To form the passé composé of –ir verbs, drop the –ir of the infinitive and add an –i.
(Note: There are some exceptions)
Il a choisi la chemise bleue.
He choses the blue shirt.
How to form the passé composé?To form the passé composé of –re verbs, drop the –re of the infinitive and add a –u.
(Note: There are some exceptions)
Nous avons vendu le vieil ordinateur.
We sold the old computer.
DES EXEMPLES
Elle a coupé+
COUPER – TO CUT
J’ai sauté.+
SAUTER – TO JUMP
Ils ont gagné la course.+
GAGNER – TO WIN
Tu as guéri.+
GUÉRIR - TO HEAL
Nous avons bâti
+
BÂTIR – TO BUILD
Ils ont vendu leur maison.
+
VENDRE- TO SELL
Vous avez répondu aux questions.+
RÉPONDRE – TO REPLY
1. Use the passé composé when an event has happened in the past.
2. Form the passé composé with a form of avoir and the past participle of the main verb.
Subject + form of avoir + past participle of main verb
Subj. + form of avoir + past participle of main verb
➢(célébrer = to celebrate)
Tu + as + célébré “el cinco de mayo”.
You celebrated “el cinco de mayo”.
➢(grossir = to get fat/ to gain weight)
Vous + avez + grossi.
You all gained weight.
➢(perdre = to lose)
Paul + a + perdu cinq dollars.
Paul lost five dollars.
BOOK QUESTION
a donné
ai dormi
ont travaillé
a mangé
ont fini
ont frappé
a mené
avons cueilli
BOOK QUESTION
as réussi
avez choisi
as attendu
a écouté
avez vendu
a défendu
a puni