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Learn how to form the past tense in French using Le Passé Composé with clear examples and easy steps. Master verbs ending in -er, -re, and -ir effortlessly.
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Le Passé Composé Sometimes in English we use an expression of time and another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST.
Le Passé Composé Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST. For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD
Le Passé Composé Sometimes in English we use an expression of time or another verb to show that we are talking about the PAST. For example: Yesterday I went to Bath to buy a CD or I have eaten the chocolates you gave me
Le Passé Composé In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST.
Le Passé Composé In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST. For example: J’ai mangé une pomme.
Le Passé Composé In French the same thing happens: we use an expression of time or another (auxiliary) verb to talk about the PAST. For example: J’ai mangé une pomme. or Hier j’ai acheté un CD dans un magasin
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb?
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY!
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes j’ai acheté
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes j’ai acheté and danser becomes
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes j’ai acheté and danser becomes j’ai dansé
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes j’ai acheté and danser becomes j’ai dansé and manger becomes
Le Passé Composé How do you work out how to write the past tense of a verb? EASY! For verbs that end in -er, like acheter, manger, danser you change the -er to é and add j’ai in front so acheter becomes j’ai acheté and danser becomes j’ai dansé and manger becomes j’ai mangé
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front For example attendre becomes
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu and vendre becomes
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -re, like attendre and vendre change the -re to -u and add j’ai in front For example attendre becomes j’ai attendu and vendre becomes j’ai vendu
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir change the -ir to -i
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front For example finir becomes j’ai fini
Le Passé Composé For verbs that end in -ir, like finir and choisir change the -ir to -i and add j’ai in front For example finir becomes j’ai fini and choisir becomes j’ai choisi