ER_VERBS_PAST_TENSE_PRESENT[1]

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THE PAST TENSE

• REGULAR VERBS

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We use this tense, when talking about things that
have happened in the past. It is actually called
the Perfect Tense in French. First lets check
we remember the Present Tense.
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Present Tense

• I play football
• Je joue au foot
• I eat chips
• Je mange des frites

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Changing from Present into Past

• The big difference between present and past is
  that you need two verbs (doing words) instead of
  one.
• These two words are
• 1) the RIGHT part of the verb avoir to
  have
• 2) a past participle

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Avoir

• You should already know how to use this verb. You
  have been using it since the start of the course.
  
• Lets have a look at it.

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avoir to have

• jai
• tu as
• il/elle a
• nous avons
• vous avez
• vous avez
• ils/elles ont

• I have
• you (fr) have
• he/she has
• we have
• you (plural) have
• you have (polite)
• they have

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Now lets practice it

• Complete the sentences below
• J un chat
• Tu un stylo?
• Il une soeur
• Nous un chien
• Vous n pas de devoirs
• Elles une gomme

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ANSWERS

• J ai un chat
• Tu as un stylo?
• Il a une soeur
• Nous avons un chien
• Vous n avez pas de devoirs
• Elles ont une gomme

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• WHAT IS A PAST PARTICIPLE?
• It is like ed in English
• E.g played, lived

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HOW DO WE MAKE THE PAST PARTICIPLE?

• Take the infinitive
• and cross off the er

ecouter
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2. Then add é
Jai ecouté de la musique
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This means I listened to music I have listened
to music I did listen to music In French, we can
translate all three of the phrases using the same
sentence!
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regarder
Jai regardé la télévision
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nager
Jai nagé à la piscine
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danser
Jai dansé à la discotheque
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jouer
Jai joué au foot
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manger
Jai mangé des frites
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Jai joué au rugby
Jai joué au tennis de table
Jai joué au foot
Jai joué au basket
Jai ecouté de la musique
Jai dansé
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• How would you say these sentences?
• Have a go!

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she
we
they
he
Il a joué au rugby Elle a joué au foot Nous avons
mangé des frites Ils ont joué au tennis de table
(HELP!)
jai tu as il/elle a nous avons vous avez vous
avez ils/elles ont
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he
she
they
we
Ils ont joué au basket Il a ecouté de la
musique Nous avons joué au tennis de table Elle a
dansé
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RECAP

• If we want to translate I played into French
• Take the infinitive jouer
• Change it into a past participle joué
• Add the right bit of avoir jai joué
• Remember, this phrase means I have played,
• I played and I did play!!!