What have you done? ! Well, that’s just PERFECT!!!
A person + to have + past participle l John has fallen l We have eaten have arrived has left l Rosie l Jenny and Jim
Surprise! It’s the same in French!
Personne + avoir l. J’ ai + participe passé travaillé l. Marc a joué l. Marie a nagé
Do you remember avoir ? l l l l J’ Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles ai as a a avons avez ont
Recipe for a past participle. l Take one verb. l nager l Cut off the –er ending. l nag l Add a different ending l nagé
C’est à toi! l regardé l acheter l acheté l danser l dansé l regarder
Now add the past participle to the right part of avoir! l J’ l Marc l Elles regardé ai l acheté ont l dansé
The past tense we use the past tense to talk about something which has already happened. l in French we mostly use the verb avoir followed by the past participle of another verb. l to make the past participle of an –er verb take away the –er ending and put é instead. l E. g. regarder becomes l
The past tense we use the past tense to talk about something which has already happened. l in French we mostly use the verb avoir followed by the past participle of another verb. l to make the past participle of an –er verb take away the –er ending and put é instead. l E. g. regarder becomes il a regardé l