D'accord 1 - 6A.2 passe compose (PC) with avoir

-é

what is the past participle ending of verbs ending in -er?

J'ai oublié

I forgot. (PC)

Elle a dessiné

she drew. (PC) dessiner

nous avons chanté

we sang. (PC) chanter

-i

what is the past participle ending of verbs ending in -ir?

Tu as fini

You finished. (sing., PC) finir

il a choisi

he chose (PC) choisir

vous avez grandi

You grew (plural, hint: taller, (PC))

ils ont obéi

They obeyed (masc, (PC))

elles ont réussi

They succeeded (fem, (PC))

j'ai dormi

I slept (PC)

servi

past participle of servir

senti

past participle of sentir

-u

what is the past participle ending of verbs ending in -re?

nous avons attendu

We waited. (PC) attendre

j'ai descendu

I went down (PC) descendre

Tu as entendu

You heard (sing,(PC))

Elle a perdu

She lost (PC)

il a perdu son temps

he wasted his time (perdre son temps)

nous avons rendu notre devoir.

we turned in our homework. (PC) rendre

vous avez rendu visite à vos tantes

You visited your aunts. (plural, (PC)) (rendre visite à)

ils ont répondu

They answered (masc, PC)

Elles ont répondu au téléphone.

They answered the phone. (fem, PC, répondre à)

J'ai vendu mon vélo.

I sold my bike. (PC)

participe passé irrégulier avec avoir

irregular past participle with avoir

prendre - pris

apprendre - appris

comprendre - compris

surprendre - surpris

mettre - mis

permettre - permis

promettre - promis

ending in -is (s is silent)

to take

to learn

to understand

to suprise

to put on

to permit

to promise

conduire - conduit

traduire - traduit

cuire - cuit

réduire - réduit

ending in -it (t is silent)

verbs with infinitive in -uire

to drive

to translate

to cook (the process of cooking food)

to reduce

rire - ri

sourire - souri

ending in -i

infinitive in -re

to laugh

to smile

eu

past participle of avoir

été

past participle of être

fait

past participle of faire

elle a ri

she laughed (PC)

il a eu de la chance

he was lucky (PC)

il a été en train d'étudier

he was busy studying (PC)