Raconter au Passé (Narrating in Past)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify the two parts of the *passé composé* (past tense) with *'avoir'* (to have).Form the past participle of regular -er verbs.Use the *passé composé* (past tense) with *'avoir'* (to have) to talk about past events.Understand short stories or sentences written in the *passé composé* (past tense).Imagine your friend asks you: « Qu'est-ce que tu as fait la fin de semaine dernière? » (What did you do last weekend?) [kess-kuh too ah fay lah fan duh suh-MEN dair-NYAIR] 🤔 To answer, you need to use the past tense! This lesson will show you how to do it using a very important structure: the *passé composé* (past tense) [pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY]. Get ready to become an expert at telling your adventures! 📖✨Real-World ApplicationsTelling your family about your day at dinner.Writ...

French TermWhat it MeansExample in a SentenceLe passé composé (The past tense) [luh pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY]A verb tense used to talk about a completed action in the past.*Hier* (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR], *j'ai mangé* (I ate) [zhay mahn-ZHAY] *une poutine* (a poutine) [oon poo-TEEN].L'auxiliaire 'avoir' (The helper verb 'to have') [loh-ksee-lee-AIR ah-VWAR]The first verb in the *passé composé* structure. It's conjugated in the present tense.*Tu as fini ton devoir* (You have finished your homework) [too ah fee-NEE tohn duh-VWAR].Le participe passé (The past participle) [luh par-tee-SEEP pah-SAY]The second verb in the structure. It shows the main action.*Nous avons regardé un film* (We have watched a movie) [noo zah-VOHN ruh-gar-DAY uhn feelm].Hier (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR]The day before today.*Hier* (Y...

Pattern 1: The Basic StructureRule: To form the *passé composé* (past tense) with *'avoir'* (to have), we use this structure:Subject + avoir (in the present tense) + past participleExample: J'ai joué (I played) [zhay zhoo-AY]. (J' = subject, ai = 'avoir' in the present tense, joué = past participle)Pattern 2: Conjugating 'avoir'Rule: You need to remember how to conjugate the verb *'avoir'* (to have) in the present tense.*j'ai* (I have) [zhay]*tu as* (you have) [too ah]*il/elle/on a* (he/she/one has) [eel/el/ohn ah]*nous avons* (we have) [noo zah-VOHN]*vous avez* (you have) [voo zah-VAY]*ils/elles ont* (they have) [eel/el zohn]Pattern 3: Forming the Past ParticipleRule: For most verbs that end in -er, you remove the -er and add -é.Examples:*manger* (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY] → *mangé* (eaten) [ma...