Raconter un Voyage (Recounting a Trip)

Learning ObjectivesTell the difference between two past tenses: the passé composé and the imparfait.Correctly form the passé composé tense with the helper verbs 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAR] and 'être' (to be) [ET-ruh].Use the imparfait tense to describe situations, feelings, and habits in the past.Tell a simple story about a trip or a past event.Hi! 👋 Your friend asks you: « Comment étaient tes vacances de la fin de semaine? (How was your weekend vacation?) [kom-MAWN ay-TAY tay vah-KAHNS duh la faN duh suh-MEN] Raconte-moi tout! (Tell me everything!) [rah-KONT-mwah TOO] » 🗺️ This lesson will help you answer that question like a pro!Real-World ApplicationsSharing memories with your family and friends.Writing an email or a postcard during a trip.Understanding stories or movies that take plac...

French TermEnglish ExplanationExampleun voyage (a trip) [uhn vwah-YAZH]A trip or journeyJ'ai fait (I took) [zhay fay] un beau voyage (a beautiful trip) [uhn boh vwah-YAZH] au Québec (to Quebec) [oh kay-BEK].les vacances (vacation) [lay vah-KAHNS]Vacation / holidaysPendant les vacances (During the vacation) [pahn-DAHN lay vah-KAHNS], je suis allé (I went) [zhuh swee zah-LAY] à la plage (to the beach) [ah la PLAZH]. 🏖️visiter (to visit) [vee-zee-TAY]To visitNous avons visité (We visited) [noo zah-VOHN vee-zee-TAY] le musée des Beaux-Arts (the Museum of Fine Arts) [luh mew-ZAY day boh-ZAR].partir (to leave) [par-TEER]To leaveLe train est parti (The train left) [luh traN ay par-TEE] à huit heures (at eight o'clock) [ah weet URR].arriver (to arrive) [ah-ree-VAY]To arriveVous êtes arrivés (You a...

Pattern 1: The Passé Composé with 'avoir'Rule: We use the passé composé to talk about a main, specific, and completed action in the past. Most verbs use the helper verb 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAR].Formula: Subject + avoir (in the present tense) + past participle.Example: Hier (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR], j'ai mangé (I ate) [zhay mahn-ZHAY] une poutine délicieuse (a delicious poutine) [ewn poo-TEEN day-lee-see-UHZ].Pattern 2: The Passé Composé with 'être'Rule: We use the helper verb 'être' (to be) [ET-ruh] with certain verbs of movement (like to go, come, leave, arrive, etc.) and with pronominal verbs. The past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject.Formula: Subject + être (in the present tense) + past participle (agreed).Example: Ma famille et moi (My family and I) [mah fah-...