Passe Compose—Verbes Reguliers avec AVOIR
AVOIR (to have)
in the present tense
j’ai
tu as
il, elle, on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils, elles ont
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Past Participle of the main verb:
drop the –er, add é
drop the –ir, add i
drop the –re, add u
(parler—parlé)
(finir—fini)
(vendre—vendu)
J’ai parlé: I spoke, I did speak, I have spoken
tu as fini: you finished, you did finish, you have finished
nous avons vendu: we sold, we did sell, we have sold
Passe Compose—Verbes Irreguliers avec AVOIR
AVOIR (to have)
in the present tense
j’ai
tu as
il, elle, on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils, elles ont
+
IRREGULAR Past Participle of the main verb
Verbs with irregular past participles:
dire (to say, to tell)—dit
écrire (ecrit)—écrit
avoir (to have)—eu
croire (to believe)—cru
voir (to see)—vu
boire (to drink)—bu
devoir (to have to)—dû
pouvoir(to be able to)—pu
lire (to read)—lu
recevoir (to receive)—reçu
vouloir (to want)-- voulu
mettre (to put, to place)—mis
prendre (to take)-- pris
permettre (to permit)—permis
apprendre (to learn)-- appris
comprendre (to understand)—compris
être (to be)-- été
faire(to do, to make)-- fait