Passé Composé I.An action completed in the past II.An action repeated a number of times in the past III.A series of actions completed in the past.

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1 Passé Composé I.An action completed in the past II.An action repeated a number of times in the past III.A series of actions completed in the past

2 Ils ont mangé They have eaten Nous avons visité Paris plusieurs fois. We have visited Paris several times Il a vu sa mère He saw his mother

3 Avoir ou être ?être That is the question.

4 The Passé composé has three English equivalents: Jai dansé I danced (simple past) I have danced (present perfect) I did dance (past emphatic)

5 Formation of the Passé Composé with avoir 1. Conjugate avoir in present tense Jai _____________ Tu as ___________ Il/Elle a __________ Nous avons _________ Vous avez __________ Ils/Elles ont _________

6 2. Add past participle of verb Manger mangé Entendre entendu Preparer préparé Repondre répondu Parler parlé Boire bu Finir fini Perdre perdu Faire fait

7 3. Put the words together this way: subject + helping verb (usually avoir) + past participle Jai _________ du pizza I ate some pizza Ils ________ fait du camping They have camped On _________ bu du coca It drank the cola _______ avez entendu la musique They have listened to the music _____ as préparé le dîner? You have prepared dinner? dîner