French Past Tense

je suis arrivé(e)

I arrived

je suis descendu(e)

I went down; I got off

Je suis entré(e)

I entered

Je suis monté(e)

I went up; I climbed

Elle est morte

She died

Il est mort

He died

Il est né

He was born

Elle est née

She was born

Je suis parti(e)

I left

Je suis passé(e)

I passed; I went by

Je suis rentré(e)

I returned; I went home

Je suis retourné(e)

I returned; I went back

Je suis sorti(e)

I went out

Je suis tombé(e)

I fell

j'ai eu

avoir (I had)

j'ai été

I was

J'ai dit

I said

j'ai écrit

I wrote

J'ai cru

Croire

J'ai dû

Devoir

J'ai mis

mettre

Il a plu

It rained

J'ai pu

I was able

J'ai voulu

Vouloir

Je suis venu(e)

Venir

Je suis né(e)

I was born

Je suis mort(e)

Mourir

J'ai compris

I understood

J'ai permis

I allowed

J'ai su

(savoir) I knew

J'ai connu

connaître - I knew

J'ai reçu

Recevoir - I received

J'ai ouvert

I opened

J'ai offert

I offered

Je suis revenu(e)

I came back

Je suis devenu(e)

I became

J' avais joué

I had played

Tu avais joué

You (s) had played

Il avait joué

He had played

Elle avait joué

She had played

Nous avions joué

We had played

Vous aviez joué

You (pl) had played

Ils avaient joué

They (m) had played

Elles avaient joué

They (f) had played

J'avais fini

I had finished

Tu avais fini

You (s) had finished

Il avait fini

He had finished

Elle avait fini

She had finished

Nous avions fini

We had finished

Vous aviez fini

You (pl) had finished

Ils avaient fini

They (m) had finished

Elles avaient fini

They (f) had finished

J'avais vendu

I had sold

Tu avais vendu

You (s) had sold

Il avait vendu

He had sold

Elle avait vendu

She had sold

Nous avions vendu

We had sold

Vous aviez vendu

You (pl) had sold

Ils avaient vendu

They (m) had sold

Elles avaient vendu

They (f) had sold

J'étais allé

I had gone

Tu étais allé

You (s) had gone

Il était allé

He had gone

Elle était allée

She had gone

Nous étions allés

We had gone

Vous étiez allés

You (pl) had gone

Ils sont allés

They (m) had gone

Elles sont allées

They (f) had gone

J'étais sorti

I had gone out

J'étais resté

I had stayed

J' étais tombé

I had fallen

J' étais venu

I had came

Il était mort

He had died

J' avais pris

I had taken

J' avais mis

I had put on

J' avais rendu visite à

I had visited

J' avais vu

I had seen

J' avais bu

I had drunk

Je m'étais disputé avec

I had argued with

Je m'étais couché

I had gone to bed

J'étais descendu

I had gone down

J' étais arrivé

I had arrived

J'étais retourné

I had returned

J'étais revenu

I had came back

J'étais entré

I had gone in

J'étais parti

I had left

j'avais lu

I had read

J'avais pris

I had taken

J'avais mis

I had put

J' avais fait

I had done

J'avais ri

I had laughed

J'avais suivi

I had followed

J'avais conduit

I had driven

J'avais ouvert

I had opened

J'avais été

I had been

J'avais compris

I had understood

J'avais appris

I had learnt

J'avais découvert

I had discovered

J'avais eu

I had had

J'avais couru

I had ran