EXAM HNRS FRENCH IIII - Le passe compose et l'imparfait / Le plus-que parfait

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Avoir (PC)

eu, had

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Être (PC)

été, been/was

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Aller (PC)

allé, go

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Faire (PC)

Fait, made/done/did

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Prendre (PC)

Pris, took

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Boire (PC)

Bu, drank

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Entendre (PC)

entendu, understood

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Voir (PC)

vu, seen

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9

Negation w/ both avoir and être

  • Subject + ne + (avoir or être) + pas + verb

  • Je n'ai pas vendu mon camion.

  • Elle n'a rien dit.

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10

Passe compose with avoir

  • J'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont

  • regular endings

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Regular endings ER (used with avoir)

  • é

  • manger → mangé

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12

Regular endings IR (used with avoir)

  • i

  • choisir → choisi

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13

Regular endings RE (used with avoir)

  • u

  • vendre → vendu

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14

Passe compose w/ être

  • Je suis, tu es, il est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont

  • The verb after this auxiliary agrees in gender and number w/ the subject (ONLY WITH ÊTRE)

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Vandertramp verbs (used with être)

Allé, Arrivé, Descendu, Devenu, Entré, Monté, Mort, Né, Parti, Passé, Rentré, Resté, Retourné, Revenu, Sorti, Tombé, Venu

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Imparfait

  • subject + verb

  • ais, ais, ait, ions, nez, aient

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Only irregular for imparfait - être

étais, étais, était, étions, étiez, étaient

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Negation for imparfait

  • Subject + ne + verb + pas

  • Je ne mangeais pas.

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When to use imparfait

  • Description in the past --- J'avais 10 ans / Elle était sociable / Nous étions petites (unless it's in a precise moment)

  • Actions that continue in the past

  • Actions that are habitual/repeated

  • Describe / Express a state of mind / Expressing a continuing obligation / Express a form of knowledge or awareness (croire, devoir, être, penser, pouvoir, savoir, vouloir)

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When to use passe compose

  • A precise moment // a change / an interruption (for description) --- Je dormais et tout d'un coup j'ai eu peur. / Le telephone m'a reveille.

  • A complete action, in a defined time

  • Series of past actions (separated by commas)

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When imparfait and PC are used together

  • Imparfait used as something that happens while there is something else that cause a change or interruption -- it's the background

  • Passe compose is that change

  • Ex. Je dormais quand tu as téléphone

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Le plus-que-parfait

  • Passe du passe

  • Pour indiquer qu'une action a été finie avant une autre action dans le passé -- temp relatif

  • Us the imparfait of avoir/être and add the past participle of the verb (V still use être)

  • Ex. Mon frère avait déjà mangé le gâteau que je cherchais

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