See how to conjugate regular -ER verbs in Le Passé Composé with the example of voler (to fly):
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REGULAR -ER VERB |
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j' |
ai volé |
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tu |
as volé |
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il / elle / on |
a volé |
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nous |
avons volé |
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vous |
avez volé |
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ils/elles |
ont volé |
Regular -ER verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :
To form the past participle of regular -er verbs, simply replace the -er ending of the infinitive form with -é:
manger (to eat) -> mangé (eaten)
danser (to dance) -> dansé (danced)
parler (to speak) -> parlé (spoken)
etc
ATTENTION:
Here are more examples to listen to:
J'ai mangé un sandwich.
I ate a sandwich.
Tu as parlé à ta mère.
You spoke to your mother.
Il a commandé un dessert.
He ordered a dessert.
Nous avons chanté tous ensemble.
We all sang together.
Vous avez écouté de la musique.
You listened to music.
Ils ont discuté toute la nuit.
They discussed all night long.
See also how to conjugate the irregular ALLER in Le Passé Composé:
Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
and other regular verbs:
Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
Conjugate regular -dre verbs (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
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Ils ont discuté toute la nuit.
They discussed all night long.
Nous avons chanté tous ensemble.
We all sang together.
Il a commandé un dessert.
He ordered a dessert.
Elle a parlé à Marie.
She spoke to Marie.
Tu as parlé à ta mère.
You spoke to your mother.
Il a parlé à Marie.
He spoke to Marie.
J'ai mangé un sandwich.
I ate a sandwich.
Vous avez écouté de la musique.
You listened to music.
sidney
Kwiziq community member
4 October 2016
3 replies
why is barking "all night long" not in the imperfect?
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
4 October 2016
4/10/16
Both Le Passé Composé and L'Imparfait could be used here, depending on your point of view.
If you say "Le chien a aboyé toute la nuit." (The dog barked all night long), it means you're talking of it as a past and finished action.
If you said "Le chien aboyait toute la nuit" (The dog was barking all night long), you're insisting on the length of this action, by highlighting the continued aspect of this process. You could also use it to express a habit in the past (The dog used to bark all night long).
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Michael
Kwiziq community member
21 January 2018
21/01/18
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
25 January 2018
25/01/18