Verb tensesA2 · Elementary
Le passé composé with avoir
The passé composé is the everyday past tense ("I did / I have done"). For most verbs it is built with two pieces: the present tense of avoir + the past participle of the main verb.\n\nRegular participles: -er → -é (parlé), -ir → -i (fini), -re → -u (vendu).\n\nJ'ai parlé, tu as fini, il a vendu. Many common verbs have irregular participles (avoir → eu, être → été, faire → fait, voir → vu).
Examples
| French | English |
|---|---|
| J'ai mangé une pizza. | I ate a pizza. |
| Tu as fini tes devoirs ? | Did you finish your homework? |
| Nous avons vu un film. | We saw a film. |
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