Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 1st person -er verbs + avoir
Learning outcomes
I can use the perfect tense with avoir and -er verbs to say what I did.
I can confidently pronounce [gn].
Today and yesterday: perfect tense with 1st person -er verbs + avoir
Learning outcomes
I can use the perfect tense with avoir and -er verbs to say what I did.
I can confidently pronounce [gn].
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [gn] sounds like 'ligne'.
- The verb 'envoyer' changes spelling in the present tense from 'y' to 'ie' in all forms apart from 'nous' and 'vous'.
- To make the perfect tense with regular -er verbs, use 'j'ai' followed by the past participle.
- To make the past participle of regular -er verbs, replace -er with é.
Keywords
[gn] - pronounced as in 'ligne'
Perfect tense - a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. 'I said', 'she played'
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, usually together with 'avoir'
Common misconception
The perfect tense is made up of one part like it is in English.
You must have both parts of the perfect tense; the present tense of 'avoir' and a past participle. Regular past participles end in é.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I have, am having
I do, am doing
I say, am saying
I go out, am going out
I am
I go, am going
Exit quiz
6 Questions
market
appartment
future
lawyer
postman, postwoman
director
envoie
envoies
envoyons
envoyez
envoient