The perfect tense 1 (Edexcel GCSE French): Flashcards

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The perfect tense 1
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Perfect tense in French

passé composé

Auxiliary verb for perfect tense (most verbs)

avoir

Perfect tense formula

Subject + avoir + past participle

Past participle formation: -er verbs

Remove -er, add -é

Past participle formation: -ir verbs

Remove -ir, add -i

Past participle formation: -re verbs

Remove -re, add -u

Past participle: to do/make

fait

Past participle: to see

vu

Past participle: to take

pris

Past participle: to be

été

Past participle: to write

écrit

Past participle: to have

eu

When to use the perfect tense

Completed actions at specific times in the past

Negative structure in perfect tense

ne...pas (around avoir)

yesterday

hier

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