French Perfect Tense with Avoir

These flashcards cover the rules and examples of the Perfect Tense in French using both avoir and être as auxiliary verbs.

What is the past participle of 'avoir' in French?

Eu

What is the past participle of 'être' in French?

Été

Translate 'to say' into French.

Dire

What is the formula for forming the perfect tense with 'avoir'?

Infinitive + Past Participle

How do you negate a sentence using 'avoir' in French?

Put ne…pas around the part of 'avoir', e.g., Je n’ai pas regardé le film.

What is the past participle of 'comprendre'?

Compris

What is the first step to form the past participle of a regular -er verb?

Remove -er and add é.

Which auxiliary verb is used with the majority of verbs in the perfect tense?

Avoir

What is the past participle of 'faire'?

Fait

What is the first step to form the past participle of a regular -ir verb?

Remove -r and add i.

What is the past participle of 'aller'?

Allé

How does the past participle agree with the subject when using 'être'?

It must agree for feminine and/or plural (e.g., Elle est tombée).

Give an example of a verb that uses 'être' in the perfect tense.

Venir, which becomes Venu.

What does the past participle of 'mourir' mean?

Mort, meaning 'to die'.

What is the past participle of 'partir'?

Parti.

What is the past participle of 'aller' for feminine subjects?

Allée.

What is the past participle of 'revenir'?

Revenu.

How do you form the past participle of regular -re verbs?

Remove -re and add u.

What is the past participle of 'prendre'?

Pris.