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The passé composé is used to express actions that began and ended in the past. It is composed of two parts: the auxiliary verb (present tense of avoir or être) and the past participle of the main
verb. It has three possible translations in English.
Nous avons dansé. We danced. We have danced. We did dance. | Il est sorti. He went out. He has gone out. He did go out. |
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Most verbs use the verb avoir as a helping verb to form the passé composé.
j'ai fini tu as fini il/elle/on a fini | nous avons fini vous avez fini ils/elles ont fini |
Passé composé with avoir |
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When the verbs use être as a helping verb, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject.
je suis allé(e) tu es allé(e) il/elle/on est allé(e) | nous sommes allé(e)s vous êtes allé(e)s ils/elles sont allé(e)s |
Passé composé with être |
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Many common verbs have irregular past participles. Here are a few you’ve already learned:
In the passé composé, place object pronouns before the conjugated helping verb.
Ma tante? Je l’ai vue. My aunt? I saw her. | Mes parents? Je les ai écoutés. My parents? I listened to them. |
apprendre 🡪 appris avoir 🡪 eu boire 🡪 bu | courir 🡪 couru être 🡪 été faire 🡪 fait | mourir 🡪 mort naître 🡪 né prendre 🡪 pris |
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