5. The two auxiliaries used are: être avoir To have To be
6. They are employed in present tense as follow: Avoir J’ai = I have Tu as = you have(sin.) Il a = he has Ell a = she has Nous avons = we have Vous avez = you have (pl.) Ils ont = they have Ê tre Je suis = I am Tu es = you are (sing.) Il est = he is Elle est = she is Nous sommes = we are Vous êtes = you are (sing.) Elles sont = they are
7. Il a Nous avons J’ ai Elles ont Vous avez Tu as Ils ont Maintenant à votre tour What comes after each subject pronoun? The verb Avoir
8. Il est Nous sommes Je suis Elles sont Vous êtes Tu es Ils sont Maintenant à votre tour What comes after each subject pronoun? The verb Être
9. saut er é finir fini For the verbs in –re , take off –re and replace with -u répond re u Le chat a J’ ai Tu as For regular verbs with an infinitive ending in er , the past participle is formed by replacing the final -er of the infinitive with -é . The past participle of regular verbs with an infinitive ending in –ir is formed by dropping the final -r from the infinitive Formation of pass é compos é with the verb Avoir
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11. Use the rules to find the past participle of the following verbs: é manger choisir perdre vendre écouter sauter u i é u é i é u
27. When the passé composé is formed with Être, the past participle behaves like an adjective. So , if you have a feminine subject (the “doer” of the verb), you must also have a feminine past participle. Eg Elle est allé (feminine) e If the subject is plural , the past participle must also be plural . Eg Ils sont allé (masculine plural) s Il est allé (masculine) BUT Elles sont allé (feminine plural) e s
28. Here is a table showing all the agreements je suis allé (e) tu es allé (e) il est allé elle est allé e nous sommes allé (es)(s) vous êtes allé (e)(es)(s) ils sont allé s elles sont allé es
29. Here are the past participles of some of the “Être” verbs Infinitive Past Participle English R entrer R entré (e)(s) went back E ntrer E ntré (e)(s) entered V enir V enu (e)(s) came R ester R esté (e)(s) stayed S ortir S orti (e)(s) went out P artir P arti (e)(s) left R etourner R etourné (e)(s) returned A ller A llé (e)(s) went T omber T ombé (e)(s) fell
30. Can you remember what to do? Il est … allé s allé allé e allé allé e s Choose the correct past participle.