Le Passé Composé avec Avoir (PC with avoir)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify the two parts of the `passé composé` (past tense) [pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY] with `avoir` (to have) [ah-VWAR].Form the `participe passé` (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] of regular verbs.Use the `passé composé` (past tense) [pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY] to talk about past events.What did you do yesterday? 🤔 Did you play hockey with your friends? 🏒 Did you eat some yummy poutine? 🍟 To talk about all these fun things, we use a special past tense called the `passé composé` (past tense) [pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY]. It's like a time machine for words!Real-World ApplicationsTelling your parents about your day.Writing about a memory in a diary.Sharing what you did on vacation.

The `passé composé` (past tense) [pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY] with `avoir` (to have) [ah-VWAR] is made of two parts: the helping verb `avoir` (to have) [ah-VWAR] in the present tense and the `participe passé` (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] of the main verb. Here are a few verbs we'll be using.Infinitive (The Basic Verb)Past ParticipleExample Sentence`manger` (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY]`mangé` (eaten) [mahn-ZHAY]`J'ai mangé une pomme.` (I ate an apple.) [zhay mahn-ZHAY oon pom] 🍎`jouer` (to play) [zhoo-AY]`joué` (played) [zhoo-AY]`Tu as joué au soccer.` (You played soccer.) [too ah zhoo-AY oh soccer] ⚽`finir` (to finish) [fee-NEER]`fini` (finished) [fee-NEE]`Il a fini son livre.` (He finished his book.) [eel ah fee-NEE sohn leevr] 📖`regarder` (to watch) [ruh-gar-DAY]`regardé` (watched) [ruh-...

Pattern 1: The Basic FormulaRule: Subject + `avoir` (to have) [ah-VWAR] (in the present tense) + `participe passé` (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] of the verb.First, you need to know the verb `avoir` (to have) [ah-VWAR] in the present tense:`j'ai` (I have) [zhay]`tu as` (you have) [too ah]`il/elle/on a` (he/she/one has) [eel/ell/ohn ah]`nous avons` (we have) [nooz ah-VOHN]`vous avez` (you have) [vooz ah-VAY]`ils/elles ont` (they have) [eelz/ellz ohn]Pattern 2: Forming the Past ParticipleRule: For regular verbs, we form the `participe passé` (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] like this:For verbs ending in -er (like `manger` (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY]) → drop the -er, add -é (like `mangé` (eaten) [mahn-ZHAY])For verbs ending in -ir (like `finir` (to finish) [fee-NEER]) → drop the -i...