La Fin de Semaine Dernière (Last Weekend)

Learning ObjectivesLearn how to talk about past events using the passé composé (past tense) [pa-say kom-poh-ZAY].Use verbs like jouer (to play) [zhway], manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY], and regarder (to watch) [ruh-gar-DAY] in the past tense.Tell someone what you did last weekend.Your friend asks you: "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait la fin de semaine dernière?" (What did you do last weekend?) [kes-kuh too ah fay la fan duh suh-MEN dair-NYAIR]. 🤔 You want to tell them about your awesome hockey game or the yummy cake you ate. Let's learn how to do that in French!Real-Life ApplicationsTelling your parents about your day.Sharing your memories with friends.Writing in a personal journal.

To talk about the past, we often use a verb tense called the passé composé (past tense) [pa-say kom-poh-ZAY]. It uses the verb avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] and a participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pa-SAY]. Here are some important verbs:Verb (Infinitive)Past ParticipleExamplejouer (to play) [zhway]joué (played) [zhway]J'ai joué au hockey. (I played hockey.) [zhay zhway oh o-KAY] 🏒manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY]mangé (eaten) [mahn-ZHAY]Tu as mangé de la poutine. (You ate poutine.) [too ah mahn-ZHAY duh la poo-TEEN]regarder (to watch) [ruh-gar-DAY]regardé (watched) [ruh-gar-DAY]Elle a regardé un film. (She watched a movie.) [el ah ruh-gar-DAY uhn feelm] 🎬écouter (to listen) [ay-koo-TAY]écouté (listened) [ay-koo-TAY]Nous avons écouté de la musique. (We listened to music.) [noo za-VOHN...

Rule 1: Forming the Passé Composé with 'avoir'Rule: To form the passé composé (past tense) [pa-say kom-poh-ZAY], you use the present tense of the verb avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR], followed by the participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pa-SAY] of the main verb.Formula: Subject + avoir (present tense) [ah-VWAR] + participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pa-SAY].Example: J'ai mangé. (I ate.) [zhay mahn-ZHAY]. Nous avons joué. (We played.) [noo za-VOHN zhway].Rule 2: The Past Participle of -ER VerbsRule: For most verbs that end in -er [ay] (like manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY], jouer (to play) [zhway], regarder (to watch) [ruh-gar-DAY]), the past participle ends in -é [ay].Formula: Remove -er and add -é.Example: parler (to speak) [par-LAY] → parlé (spoken) [par-LAY], dessiner (to dra...