Le passé composé

1. Le passé composé The perfect tense

2. The “passé composé”, or the “perfect tense”, is a past tense and is used to talk about things: that happened (e.g. I did / I played / I went) or that have happened (e.g. I have done / I have played / I have been)

3. 1 It is made up of _______ parts. • on three 2 3

4. 1 • on Who did or has done the action? Remember the right order!

5. avoir andêtre • Find the conjugated verb forms in the wordsearch : être: je tu il / elle / on nous vous ils /elles avoir: j’ tu il / elle / on nous vous ils/elles

6. 2 Follow these simple steps to decide which auxiliary verb to use. Choose your infinitive Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no yes Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes no Use avoir

7. Choose your infinitive Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no yes Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle no Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

8. Choose your infinitive Example 1 – She played jouer Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no no Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Add the past participle no Elle a joué Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

9. 3 3 How many types of infinitive are there? ER RE IR What are they? What do you replace each one with to form the past participle of regular verbs? é u i • Summary: • Regular past participles are formed by taking the infinitive and replacing the “er”, “re” or “ir” with “é”, “u” or “i” • Irregular past participles have to be learnt by heart

10. Irregular past participles These are a few of the most commonly used verbs which have irregular past participles:

11. Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) no yes no yes Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle no Decide who did the verb . Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Use avoir

12. Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 2 – the girls went aller Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes no Elles sont allé es Did you use être? Is the verb in Mrs Van der Tramp? Use être yes Add the past participle Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être.

13. Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 3 – I got up se lever Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes yes Use être Did you use être? Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun (me / te / se / nous / vous / se) levé Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Add the past participle Je me suis (e)

14. Make your past participle agree with the person doing the verb (add “e” for feminine and “s” for plural) Choose your infinitive Example 4 – Jack and I woke up se réveiller Finished! Is the verb reflexive? (starts with “se” in the infinitive e.g. se laver / se brosser) yes yes Use être Did you use être? Don ‘t forget the reflexive pronoun (me / te / se / nous / vous / se) réveillé Decide who did the verb. Choose the correct part of avoir / être. Add the past participle Nous nous sommes s

15. Now it is your turn Translate the following sentences using the flow chart to help you: • He took the cake • I drank some champagne • You wrote a letter (1 friend) • We went out last night • You played football (3 friends) • She ate her dinner • Sarah and Lucie went to the cinema • Melissa stayed at home and she finished her homework. • Pierre and Brice sold the car • We met in front of the cinema

16. Une comptine dans le passé composé; mais comment ça traduit en anglais? Cepetit cochon est allé au marché, Ce petit cochon à la maison est resté, Ce petit cochon a eu du rôti, Ce petit cochon n'en a pas eu mie, Et ce petit cochon n‘a eu plus, pete-petit, Qu'à s'en retourner chez lui.

17. Les réponses • Ilapris le gâteau • J’aibudu champagne • Tuasécrit une lettre • Noussommes sorti(e)shier soir • Vousavezjoué au foot • Elleamangé son dîner • Sarah et Lucie sontallées au cinéma • Melissa estrestée à la maison et elle afini ses devoirs. • Pierre et Brice ontvendu la voiture • Nous noussommesrencontré(e)s devant le cinéma • He took the cake • I drank some champagne • You wrote a letter (1 friend) • We went out last night • You played football (3 friends) • She ate her dinner • Sarah and Lucie went to the cinema • Melissa stayed at home and she finished her homework. • Pierre and Brice sold the car • We met in front of the cinema

18. Worksheets online • http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/French/2PerfectTense/2Perfect1.htm • http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/French/2PerfectTense/2Perfect5.htm