{"id":6629,"date":"2021-03-05T08:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T08:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2021-02-26T22:02:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T22:02:28","slug":"how-is-the-passe-compose-formed-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/how-is-the-passe-compose-formed-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How is the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 formed in French?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How is the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 formed in French?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • The need for your study<\/li>\n
  • How to form the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9?<\/li>\n
  • When is ‘\u00catre’ used?<\/li>\n
  • Remember<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Something that\u00a0all basic-level French learners<\/strong>\u00a0have to\u00a0learn is how to form the\u00a0<\/strong>pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(past compound)<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0It seems easy at first (Subject + Avoir or \u00catre + Past Participle), but when we start to speak, when do we have to think about which one to use if avoir or \u00eatre, and at what moment should the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 or the\u00a0impartial<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0(imperfect) be used and which are the past participles of irregular verbs, that’s when things get a bit complicated.<\/p>\n

    The need for your study<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    In this post we will try to give a simple but useful explanation, in the event that you have a problem in this regard, either at school, in high school or even in a language school and why not, it will also help you and a lot if you study French on your own.\u00a0In any case,\u00a0our intention is to resolve any doubts you may have in this regard so that you can succeed in an exam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    How to form the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Naturally, it\u00a0is essential to handle with ease both the verb AVOIR and \u00caTRE<\/strong>\u00a0, which are part of the composition of the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9, essential to carry out an accurate conjugation.<\/p>\n

    Since\u00a0AVOIR is an auxiliary verb<\/strong>\u00a0, most of the French verbs are built with it and together with it they are also formed with the past participle of the irregular verbs that end with \u201cer\u201d (FIRST GROUP) that is formed by canceling the \u201cr\u201d final at the same time that the \u201c\u00e9\u201d is accentuated and in \u201cir\u201d (SECOND GROUP) omitting the r, remaining at the same time without an accent.\u00a0Such are the cases\u00a0of alerder (regard\u00e9), \u00e9couter (\u00e9cout\u00e9) choisir (choisi<\/em> ) (look , listen choose)<\/p>\n

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    • J’ai mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(I have eaten)<\/li>\n
    • Tu as mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(You have eaten)<\/li>\n
    • Il a mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(He has eaten)<\/li>\n
    • Nous avons mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(We have eaten)<\/li>\n
    • Vous avez mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(You have eaten)<\/li>\n
    • Ils ont mang\u00e9 \/<\/em>\u00a0(They have eaten)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      In the event that we are faced with irregular verbs or of the third group, that is, verbs ending in \u201coir\u201d, \u201cre\u201d and some in \u201cir\u201d, it may happen that the forms vary considerably from one verb to another.\u00a0Here is a list<\/strong><\/p>\n

      In\u00a0the case that they are irregular verbs or of the THIRD GROUP<\/strong>\u00a0(verbs ending in -oir, -re and some in -ir), the forms can vary a lot from one verb to another.\u00a0Here is a list of the participle forms.<\/p>\n

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      • Vouloir – Voulu \/<\/em>\u00a0(want – dear)<\/li>\n
      • Pouvoir – Pu \/<\/em>\u00a0(power – could)<\/li>\n
      • Savoir – His \/<\/em>\u00a0(know – Known)<\/li>\n
      • Voir – Vu \/<\/em>\u00a0(See – seen)<\/li>\n
      • Faire – Fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(Do – done)<\/li>\n
      • Mettre – Mis \/<\/em>\u00a0(put – put)<\/li>\n
      • Finir – Fini \/<\/em> (Finish – Finished)<\/li>\n
      • Avoir – Eu \/<\/em>\u00a0(Have – had)<\/li>\n
      • Dire – Dit \/<\/em>\u00a0(say – said)<\/li>\n
      • Prendre – Pris \/<\/em>\u00a0(take – taken)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Further\u2026<\/h3>\n

        The best way to learn the past participles of each verb is to do it by heart<\/p>\n

        As an example,\u00a0the verb faire conjugated in pass\u00e9 composs\u00e9 looks like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • J’ai fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(I have done)<\/li>\n
        • Tu as fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(You have done)<\/li>\n
        • Il a fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(He has done)<\/li>\n
        • Nous avons fait \/ (<\/em>\u00a0We have done)<\/li>\n
        • Vous avez fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(You have done)<\/li>\n
        • Ils ont fait \/<\/em>\u00a0(they have done)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Once we have learned the formula to study the particulate of irregular verbs, we can now handle the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 through the verb avoir.\u00a0Now it is a question of learning with which verbs to use the \u00catre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

          When is \u00catre used?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          Although the vast majority of verbs are conjugated with AVOIR for the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9, in the cases of verbs that indicate action or movement, the \u00caTRE must be used<\/p>\n

          The list of verbs that are used with the verb \u00caTRE is<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0follows<\/strong>\u00a0(as you can see, some are regular and others are irregular):<\/p>\n

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          • Na\u00eetre (n\u00e9), Aller (all\u00e9), Descendre (Descendu), Monter (Mont\u00e9), Arriver (Arriv\u00e9), Venir (Venu), Entrer (Entr\u00e9), Passer (Pass\u00e9), Partir (Parti), Rester (Rest\u00e9), Sortir (Sorti), Tomber (Tomb\u00e9), Retourner (Retourn\u00e9), Mourir (Mort).<\/li>\n
          • Born (born), go (go), go down (go down), go up (go up), arrive (arrive), come (come), enter (in), pass (pass), leave (go), stay (stay), Exit (Exit), Fall (Fall), Return (Return), Die (Death).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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            infinite<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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            Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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            translation<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

            Na\u00ectre<\/td>\nn\u00e9<\/td>\nborn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Aller<\/td>\nthere<\/td>\ngone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Descendre<\/td>\ndescended<\/td>\ndescended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Monter<\/td>\nmountain<\/td>\nuploaded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            arriver<\/td>\nI arrived<\/td>\narrived<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            venir<\/td>\nvenu<\/td>\nI come<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Enter<\/td>\nbetween<\/td>\nentered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            passer<\/td>\npass\u00e9<\/td>\npast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Depart<\/td>\nI left<\/td>\nleft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            rester<\/td>\nI subtracted<\/td>\nleft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            sort<\/td>\nsorti<\/td>\nstepped out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            tomber<\/td>\ntook<\/td>\nfallen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            mourir<\/td>\nmort<\/td>\ndead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

            The general rule is that<\/strong>\u00a0when we are going to conjugate verbs in pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 with the verb \u00eatre, there must be gender and number concordance.<\/p>\n

            Take due caution<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/h3>\n

            When conjugating verbs in pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 with the verb \u00eatre, there must be a match between GENDER AND NUMBER.<\/p>\n

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            • Marie est retourn\u00e9e chez moi \/<\/em>\u00a0(Mary returned home)<\/li>\n
            • Nous sommes descended (e) s dans la rue.\u00a0\/<\/em>\u00a0(We went out to the street)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Remember<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              The compound past is the most commonly used past tense in the modern French language.\u00a0It is used to express an action that has been completed completely or incompletely at the time of speech, or at some point in the past.<\/p>\n

              How is the past tense formed?\u00a0<\/strong>To put a verb in the past, you must choose the correct auxiliary\u00a0\u00eatre ou avoir<\/em>\u00a0(to be or to have) and conjugate it in the present tense.<\/p>\n

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              • The Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0: refers to specific actions, which happened in the past, that is to say, fait accompli, both near and far.\u00a0Example:\u00a0La semaine derni\u00e8re, J’ai mang\u00e9 trop de calories<\/em>\u00a0(Last week, I ate too many calories)<\/li>\n
              • L’imparfait<\/strong>\u00a0: it is used to refer to actions that were developed in a past time, but that are continuous processes.\u00a0Example:\u00a0Il \u00e9tais un bon homme<\/em>\u00a0(He was a good man).\u00a0Also for common facts:\u00a0Quand j’etais petit, je irrdais la t\u00e9l\u00e9 tout le temps<\/em>\u00a0(When I was little I watched television all the time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Finally, remind you that these are the next available calls to obtain your\u00a0official French qualification.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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                \n \u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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