| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| J'(pause with a tap of the finger) un bon livre hier. |
| J'(pause with a tap of the finger) un bon livre hier. |
| ai lu |
| ai lu |
| J'ai lu un bon livre hier. |
| J'ai lu un bon livre hier. |
| "I read a good book yesterday." |
| We use ai lu in this sentence because it's le passé composé of lire, used to show that the action of reading was completed in the past. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Tu (pause with a tap of the finger) des photos au parc. |
| Tu (pause with a tap of the finger) des photos au parc. |
| as pris |
| as pris |
| Tu as pris des photos au parc. |
| Tu as pris des photos au parc. |
| "You took pictures at the park." |
| We use as pris in this sentence because it's le passé composé of prendre for tu, showing a finished action that happened at a specific moment. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Il (pause with a tap of the finger) un message important ce matin. |
| Il (pause with a tap of the finger) un message important ce matin. |
| a envoyé |
| a envoyé |
| Il a envoyé un message important ce matin. |
| Il a envoyé un message important ce matin. |
| "He sent an important message this morning." |
| We use a envoyé in this sentence because it's le passé composé of envoyer, and it marks a completed past action done by il. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Nous |
| Nous avons |
| Nous avons rangé |
| Nous avons rangé la |
| Nous avons rangé la cuisine. |
| "We cleaned the kitchen." |
| Nous avons rangé la cuisine. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| J'(ai acheté or ai achetais) un cadeau pour mon frère. |
| J'(ai acheté or ai achetais) un cadeau pour mon frère. |
| ai acheté |
| ai acheté |
| J'ai acheté un cadeau pour mon frère. |
| "I bought a gift for my brother." |
| Ai acheté is used here because it's lepassé composé for je with acheter, used to say what was bought in the past. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Elle (a rencontré or a rencontrera) ses amis en ville. |
| Elle (a rencontré or a rencontrera) ses amis en ville. |
| a rencontré |
| a rencontré |
| Elle a rencontré ses amis en ville. |
| "She met her friends in town." |
| A rencontré is used here because it's le passé composé of rencontrer, and shows a one-time meeting that already happened. |
| Let's translate some sentences into French. |
| Translate "They finished the project on time." into French. |
| Ils, the subject pronoun meaning "they," |
| followed by |
| ont, the third-person plural present form of avoir, meaning "have," |
| next |
| fini, the past participle of finir, meaning "finished," |
| followed by |
| le projet, meaning "the project," |
| next |
| à temps, meaning "on time." |
| Ont fini is used here because finir is a regular verb that uses avoir in the passé composé. |
| Ils ont fini le projet à temps. |
| Ils ont fini le projet à temps. |
| "They finished the project on time." |
| Translate "Did you watch that movie?" into French. |
| Vous, the subject pronoun meaning "you" (plural or formal), |
| followed by |
| avez, the second-person plural present form of avoir, meaning "have," |
| next |
| regardé, the past participle of regarder, meaning "watched," |
| followed by |
| ce film, meaning "this movie" or "that movie." |
| Avez regardé is used here because regarder is a regular -er verb that forms the passé composé with avoir. |
| Vous avez regardé ce film ? |
| Vous avez regardé ce film ? |
| "Did you watch that movie?" |
| Translate "We prepared a cake for the birthday." into French. |
| Nous, the subject pronoun meaning "we," |
| followed by |
| avons, the first-person plural present form of avoir, meaning "have," |
| next |
| préparé, the past participle of préparer, meaning "prepared," |
| followed by |
| un gâteau, meaning "a cake," |
| next |
| pour l'anniversaire, meaning "for the birthday." |
| Avons préparé is used here because préparer uses avoir as its auxiliary in the passé composé. |
| Nous avons préparé un gâteau pour l'anniversaire. |
| Nous avons préparé un gâteau pour l'anniversaire. |
| "We prepared a cake for the birthday." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which passé composé form is used in the sentences? |
| J'ai lu un bon livre hier. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| J'ai lu un bon livre hier. |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Did you hear, ai lu? Ai lu, meaning "I read," is le passé composé of lire, used for a completed action. |
| How about...? |
| Nous avons rangé la cuisine. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Nous avons rangé la cuisine. |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Did you hear, avons rangé? Avons rangé, meaning "we cleaned," is le passé composé of ranger, used to talk about something we finished doing. |
| Next… |
| Elle a rencontré ses amis en ville. |
| One more time. |
| Elle a rencontré ses amis en ville. |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Did you hear, a rencontré? A rencontré, meaning "met," is le passé composé of rencontrer, showing a single completed event. |
| And... |
| Vous avez regardé ce film ? |
| One more time. |
| Vous avez regardé ce film ? |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Did you hear, avez regardé? Avez regardé, meaning "you watched," is le passé composé of regarder, describing a finished action. |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about completed actions in the past using le passé composé in French. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Au revoir ! |
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