Les Verbes Réguliers au Passé (Regular Verbs in PC)

Learning ObjectivesForm the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs using the helper verb 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAR].Talk about things that happened hier (yesterday) [ee-YAIR] or la semaine dernière (last week) [lah suh-MEN dair-NYAIR].Recognize the participe passé (past participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY] of regular verbs.Hier, j'ai joué au hockey avec mes amis! (Yesterday, I played hockey with my friends!) [ee-YAIR, zhay zhoo-AY oh ok-AY ah-VEK may zah-MEE]! 🏒 Et toi, qu'est-ce que tu as fait? (And you, what did you do?) [ay twah, KES-kuh too ah fay]? In this lesson, we're going to learn how to talk about things that have already happened. It's great for sharing stories! 📖Real-World ApplicationsTelling a friend about your weekend.Writing in...

French TermWhat it MeansExample in a SentencePassé composé (Past Tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY]A verb tense used to talk about a completed action in the past.Hier, j'ai mangé une pomme. (Yesterday, I ate an apple.) [ee-YAIR, zhay mahn-ZHAY oon pom].Verbe auxiliaire (Helper Verb) [vairb awk-zeel-YAIR]A verb that helps form another verb tense. For the passé composé, we often use 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAR].In “j'ai joué (I played) [zhay zhoo-AY]”, the helper verb is “ai (have) [ay]”.Participe passé (Past Participle) [par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY]The form of the verb that follows the helper verb.In “j'ai joué (I played) [zhay zhoo-AY]”, the past participle is “joué (played) [zhoo-AY]”.Hier (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR]The day before today. It's a word that signals the past.Hier, il a fait beau. (Yesterday, the...

1. The Magic Formula for the Passé ComposéRule: To form the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] with most verbs, you use this structure:Subject + avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] (in the present tense) + past participleExample: J' (I) [zhuh] + ai (have) [ay] + mangé (eaten) [mahn-ZHAY].2. The Past Participle for -ER VerbsRule: For verbs that end in -er (like parler (to speak) [par-LAY], jouer (to play) [zhoo-AY], manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY]), you remove the -er and add -é.parler (to speak) [par-LAY] → parlé (spoken) [par-LAY]jouer (to play) [zhoo-AY] → joué (played) [zhoo-AY]regarder (to watch) [ruh-gar-DAY] → regardé (watched) [ruh-gar-DAY]3. The Past Participle for -IR and -RE VerbsRule: For regular verbs that end in -ir (like finir (to finish) [fee-NEER]), you remov...