The Perfect Tense - Past Tense

The Perfect Tense - Past Tense

1. Jouer

   • joué
     • J'ai joué
       • I have played
     • Tu as joué
       • You (singular) have played
     • Il/Elle a joué
       • He/She has played
     • Nous avons joué
       • We have played
     • Vous avez joué
       • You (plural) have played
     • Ils/Elles ont joué
       • They have played
   • To play

2. Finir

   • fini
     • Il/Elle a fini
       • He/She has finished
     • J'ai fini
       • I have finished
     • Tu as fini
       • You (singular) have finshed
     • Nous avons fini
       • We have finished
     • Vous avez fini
       • You (plural) have finished
     • Ils/Elles ont fini
       • They have finished
   • To finish

3. Vendre

   • vendu
     • Tu as vendu
       • You (singular) have sold
     • J'ai vendu
       • I have sold
     • Il/Elle a vendu
       • He/She has told
     • Nous avons vendu
       • We have sold
     • Vous avez vendu
       • You (plural) have sold
     • Ils/Elles ont vendu
       • They have sold
   • to sell

4. For -ER verbs all you have to do is take away the ER and replace it with an é.

5. For -IR verbs all you have to do is take away the IR and replace it with an i

6. For -RE verbs all you have to do is take away the RE and replace it with a u

7. For the perfect tense in the past tense, you have to always put the conjugated version of avoir, to have before the verb.