Verb tenses

how to form the imparfait

nous in the present with imparfait endings: ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient

when to use the imparfait

• continous in the past - i was…

• recurring actions in the past - i used to…

• describing a scene in the past - weather, conditions, feelings

passé composé verbs with être auxiliary

• devenir

• retourner

• mourir

• revenir

• sortir

• venir

• aller

• naître

• descendre

• entre

• rester

• tomber

• rentrer

• arriver

• monter

• partir

how to form the passé composé

avoir or être in present + past participle of verb

when to use passé composé

completed actions in the past

passé composé DOP rule

can’t use être with a direct object pronoun

how to form plus que parfait

avoir or être in the imparfait + past participle of verb

when to use plus que parfait

translated as “i had done“ e.g. i had finished my homework - j’avais fini mes devoirs

how to form futur simple

add imparfait endings to infinitif

how to form futur anterieur

avoir or être in future simple + part participle of main verb

form conditional

verb in the infinitive + imparfait endings

conditional passé

avoir or être in conditional present + part participle of main verb

present participle

nous in present, remove -ons and add -ant

• never agrees