Vandertramps

Pass Compos avec tre

How do you normally form the pass
compos?
1. Subject
2. Helping Verb
3. Past Participle
Put these sentences in the pass
compos.
Nous attendons nos
amis.
Vous mettez la table.
Je veux aller au
march.
Tu vois ta petite-amie.
Elle ne regarde pas la
tl.

Nous avons attendu
nos amis.
Vous avez mis la table.
Jai voulu aller au
march.
Tu as vu ta petite-amie.
Elle na pas regard la
tl.

Do all verbs use avoir as their helping
verb in the past tense?
Unfortunately not
Some verbs use tre in the past tense.
When this is the case, it is necessary to
make agreements at the end of the past
participle.
So which verbs use tre?
Devenir
Revenir

Monter
Retourner
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Natre
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Rester
Arriver
Mourir
Partir

Lets Practice: Put these sentences in the
past tense.
Elles vont la plage
Nous revenons lcole.
Tu entres dans lascenseur.
Marie reste chez elle pendant le weekend.
Vous devenez mdecins.
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1. You all wanted to become doctors.
2. They ate a pizza.
3. She returned from Paris.
4. He drank some water.
5. We went to Paris.
6. Last week, my sister was born.
7. You wrote a letter.