french verbs (past)

Le Passé Composé expresses completed, specific actions in the past that have a clear beginning and end, matching English words like "I ate" or "I have eaten."

Etre

To be

J’ai ete

I was

Tu as ete

You were

il a ete

He was

Elle a ete

She was

Nous avons ete

We were

Vous avez ete

You were (plural)

ils ont ete

They were

Avoir

To have

J’ai eu

I had

Tu as eu

You had

il a eu

He had

Elle a eu

She had

Nous Avons eu

We had

Vous avez eu

You had (plural)

ils ont eu

They had

Aller

To go

Je suis alle

I went

Tu es alle

You went

il est alle

He went

Elle est alle

She went

Nous sommes allies

We went

Vous etes alles

You went (plural)

ils sont alles

They went

Faire

To do

J’ai fait

I did

Tu as fait

You did

il a fait

He did

Elle a fait

She did

nous avons fait

We did

Vous avez fait

You did (plural)

ils ont fait

They did

Prendre

To take

J’ai pris

I took

Tu as pris

You took

il a pris

He took

Elle a pris

She took

Nous avons pris

We took

Vous avez pris

You took (plural)

ils ont pris

They took

Vouloir

To want

J’ai voulu

I wanted to

Tu as voulu

You wanted to

il a voulu

He wanted to

Elle a voulu

She wanted to

Nous Avons voulu

We wanted to

Vous avez voulu

You wanted to (plural)

ils ont voulu

They wanted to

Pouvoir

To be able to

J’ai pu

I was able to

tu as pu

You were able to

il a pu

He was able to

elle a pu

She was able to

nous avons pu

We were able to

vous avez pu

You were able to (plural)

ils ont pu

They were able to

devoir

to have to

j’ai du

I had to

tu as du

you had to

il a du

he had to

elle a du

she had to

nous avons du

we had to

vous avez du

you had to (plural)

ils ont du

they had to