LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ THE PERFECT TENSE

LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉTHE PERFECT TENSE Talking about actions, completed in the past

USING THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ • How do we talk about things in the past in English? • Here are a few examples: 1 I have eaten my breakfast 2 You have sold (your cds) 3 They have finished their homework • Type anything you notice in the box below: I notice…

HOW IT WORKS IN FRENCH • Now here are a few sentences in French: 1 J’ai mangé le petit déjeuner 2 Tu as vendu tes CDs! 3 Ils ont fini leurs devoirs • Can you guess what the above sentences mean? 1 2 3

SO WHAT’S THE RULE? J’aimangé le petit déjeuner 1. The verb “avoir” (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle) I haveeaten my breakfast

Your turn - use arrows to link! Tu asvendu tes cds! 1. The verb “avoir” (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle) You havesold your cds

Your turn - use arrows and colours to link! Ils ont fini leurs devoirs 1. The verb “avoir” (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle) They have finished their homework

SUMMARY SO FAR • WHAT HAVE WE FOUND SO FAR? • You need 2 things to talk in the past - what are they? • NOW SEE IF YOU ARE RIGHT! 1. …... 2. …..

THE TWO THINGS ARE…. 1. The verb “avoir” (to have) in the right form 2. The action in the past (the past participle)

1. THE VERB AVOIR - TO HAVE • Can you remember the parts of avoir? J’ai I have Tu as You have (singular) Il/Elle/On a He/she/one has Nous avons We have Vous avez You have (plural) Ils/Elles ont They have

2. THE ACTION IN THE PAST (PAST PARTICIPLE) • Can you see a pattern? • Verb Past participle • Manger Mangé • Danser Dansé • Vendre Vendu • Perdre Perdu • Finir Fini • Servir Servi The patterns I see...

2. THE ACTION IN THE PAST (THE PAST PARTICIPLE) • Were you right? • With ER verbs (e.g. Manger/Danser), take off the ER and add É to form the past participle • With RE verbs (e.g. Vendre/Perdre), take off the RE and add U to form the past participle • With IR verbs (e.g. finir/Servir), take off the IR and add I to form the past participle

2. ACTION IN THE PAST • A few verbs do not follow this rule, and have to be remembered separately. Here are some you will use regularly: • Verb Past part. Example • Faire (to do) Fait J’ai fait (I have done) • Avoir (to have) Eu J’ai eu (I have had) • Être (to be) Été J’ai été (I have been) • Prendre (to take) Pris J’ai pris (I have taken)

NOW FOR PRACTICE • The key things to remember: • You need to know the verb “avoir” (to have) • You need to know the past participle of the verb • These rules apply to 95% of all verbs in French! • You will learn later how the other 5% work! • Now for some practice!

TASKS • a) Remembering the verb “avoir” • b) Re-ordering sentences in the past • c) Finding past participles • d) You create

A) Remembering the verb avoir • Trouvez la bonne réponse: • e.g. Je ai J’ai J’as • i) Tu as Tu a Tu es • ii) Il as Il a Ile a • iii) Nous avons Nous ont Nous sommes • iv) Vous avex Vous a Vous avez • v) Elles ont Elles sont Elle ont

A) Remembering the verb avoir.. • Fill in the gaps (without looking back if possible!) J’__ I have Tu __ You have (singular) Il/Elle/On _ He/she/one has Nous _____ We have Vous ____ You have (plural) Ils/Elles ___ They have

B) Reordering sentences in the past • Mettez dans le bon ordre: • e.g. ai / visité / la / Tour Eiffel / J’ • J’ai visité la Tour Eiffel • i) Il / joué / football / au / a • … • ii) Nous / mangé / du / avons / pain • … • iii) ont / décidé / au / ils / cinéma / d’aller • ...

C) Match up the past participles bu Nous avons bu Elle a fait lu fait

D) You create • On a separate sheet in Word or Powerpoint create your own page to remember how to form the passé composé for the majority of verbs • To remind you , include • the verb avoir • lots of examples • how to form the “past particple” • Refer back to the slides here to help you!

LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ THE PERFECT TENSE