The perfect tense with avoir

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2. Revision of time expressions1

3. Introduction to the perfect tense with avoir2 To do this you use the perfect tense… So how do you talk about something that has already happened, for example last year? You might also know how to talk about something that will happen in the future… You already know how to talk about what is happening now… Hier j’ai joué au foot. – Yesterday I played football. Demain je vais jouer au foot. – Tomorrow I’m going to play football. Je joue souvent au foot. – I often play football.

4. Introduction to the perfect tense with avoir 3 Can you match the infinitives below with their translation? When you have done it, write the je form of the perfect tense for each and note what it means. Infinitive parler trouver porter danser travailler dessiner Meaning to draw to dance to speak to find to wear to work Meaning to speak to find to wear to dance to work to draw Perfect tense Perfect tense j’ai parlé j’ai trouvé j’ai porté j’ai dansé j’ai travaillé j’ai dessiné Meaning I spoke I found I wore I danced I worked I drew Meaning

5. Introduction to the perfect tense with avoir 4 The perfect tense is made up of: 1) The present tense of avoir ai joué J’ai joué au hockey. 2) The past participle. When we use it to make the perfect tense, we call avoir the auxiliary verb. The second verb ending in -é (joué / mangé etc.) is called the past participle.

6. Revising avoir 1 Obviously, you will sometimes want to talk about someone other than yourself! It might be a good idea to remind yourself of all the different parts of avoir. J’ Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles ai mangé mangé mangé mangé mangé mangé mangé mangé mangé I ate You ate He ate She ate We ate We ate You ate They ate They ate as a a a avons avez ont ont

7. Revising avoir 2

8. Revising avoir 3

9. The perfect tense of -er verbs1

10. The perfect tense of -er verbs 2

11. The perfect tense of -er verbs 3 Now make up five sentences of your own. Write the English next to each one. un t-shirt bleu dessiné €10,00 le week-end dernier. J’ Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles ai des frites avons vendredi dernier. trouvé joué la télé la semaine dernière. au rugby ont une maison l’année dernière. a regardé as mangé il y a une semaine. une voiture acheté mon ami avez un match de foot porté

12. The perfect tense of -er verbs 4

13. The perfect tense of -er verbs 5

14. The perfect tense of -ir verbs 1

15. The perfect tense of -ir verbs 2

16. The perfect tense of -re verbs 1

17. The perfect tense of -re verbs 2

18. The perfect tense of regular verbs

19. Irregular verbs in the perfect tense 1 Before we look at irregular verbs, can you remember the patterns for regular verbs? Unfortunately, not all verbs are regular in the perfect tense. -er verbs (eg jouer – to play) j’ai joué take off the -er ending and add é -ir verbs (eg finir – to finish) j’ai fini take off the -ir ending and add i -re verbs (eg attendre – to wait) j’ai attendu take off the -re ending and add u

20. Irregular verbs in the perfect tense 2 infinitive perfect meaning I have eaten avoir boire croire devoir dire écrire être faire lire mettre pouvoir prendre recevoir voir vouloir j’ai eu j’ai bu j’ai cru j’ai dû j’ai dit j’ai écrit j’ai été j’ai fait j’ai lu j’ai mis j’ai pu j’ai pris j’ai reçu j’ai vu j’ai voulu Here are some more of the most common irregular verbs in the perfect tense. I have drunk I havebelieved I had to I have said I have written I have been Can you fill in the 3rd column? I have done I haveread I have put (on) I have been able to I have taken I have received I have seen I have wanted (to)

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