Passe Compose Cheat Sheet

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Everything you need to know when using passe compose

Language French Grammar Verbs Study Exam Fsf1d

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NOTE

Passe compose is formed like this:

(avoir/etre) + (past participle verb)
= passe compose

Always remember that avoir and etre must be conjugated in present tense for passe compose. Refer to the "How to use" notes for further detail on each of the above terms.

How to use - avoir and etre

Avoir and etre are the words that go before the verb in passe compose. You have to decide which one you need to use for the situation and you must conjugate them in present tense. If the verb is VANDERTRAMP (whole body actions), you must use etre. Otherwise, you will use avoir

Avoir

je	j'ai
tu	as
il	a
nous	avons
vous	avez
ils	ont

Etre

je	suis
tu	es
il	est
nous	sommes
vous	êtes
ils	sont

How to use - past participle

Past participle verbs go after avoir and etre in the passe compose. These verbs are very simple to congugate, unless they are irregular. There is a long list of irregular verbs that you must memorize in order to use passe compose. All of the irregular verbs that you need are written below.

(I had to put the irregular verbs on the column to the right because it was so long)

Regular Past Participle

er	e
ir	i
re	u

Irregular Past Participle

avoir	eu
boire	bu
connaître	connu
courir	couru
croire	cru
devoir	dû
falloir	fallu
lire	lu
taire	tu
paraître	paru
plaire	plu
pleuvoir	plu
pouvoir	pu
recevoir	reçu
savoir	su
tenir	tenu
valoir	valu
venir	venu
vivre	vécu
voire	vu
vouloir	voulu
rire	ri
sourire	souri
suivre	suivi
acquérir	acquis
apprendre	appris
asseoir	assis
conquérir	conquis
mettre	mis
prendre	pris
conduire	conduit
construire	construit
cuire	cuit
dire	dit
décrire	décrit
ecrire	écrit
produire	produit
traduire	traduit
couvrir	couvert
offrir	offert
ouvrir	ouvert
souffrir	souffert
craindre	craint
plaindre	plaint
eteindre	éteint
peindre	peint
joindre	joint
etre	été
faire	fait
mourir	mort
naître	né

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