Coffee Break French

CBF 2:15 | The perfect tense with irregular verbs

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Jun 3, 2009
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ADVICE

Forming the Perfect Tense

  • To form the perfect tense in French, conjugate the auxiliary verb 'avoir'.
  • Then, add the appropriate past participle.
INSIGHT

Past Participles: Regular vs. Irregular

  • Regular -er verbs form their past participle by dropping -er and adding -é.
  • Irregular verbs don't follow this pattern and must be learned individually.
ADVICE

Irregular Past Participles

  • Common, irregular French verbs like 'faire' (to do) often have irregular past participles.
  • Memorize these irregular forms, such as 'fait' for 'faire'.
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