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    The document discusses the French past tense "le passé composé" which is used to describe actions that have already occurred. It is formed using the present tense of "avoir" or "être" plus the past participle of the verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by dropping the "-er", "-ir", or "-re" ending and adding "-é", "-i", or "-u". Examples are provided to show how to conjugate common verbs like "marcher", "attendre", and "finir" in the past tense.

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    The document discusses the French past tense "le passé composé" which is used to describe actions that have already occurred. It is formed using the present tense of "avoir" or "être" plus the past participle of the verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by dropping the "-er", "-ir", or "-re" ending and adding "-é", "-i", or "-u". Examples are provided to show how to conjugate common verbs like "marcher", "attendre", and "finir" in the past tense.

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    The document discusses the French past tense "le passé composé" which is used to describe actions that have already occurred. It is formed using the present tense of "avoir" or "être" plus the past participle of the verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by dropping the "-er", "-ir", or "-re" ending and adding "-é", "-i", or "-u". Examples are provided to show how to conjugate common verbs like "marcher", "attendre", and "finir" in the past tense.

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    Le pass compos Le pass compos (past tense) is used for an action that has already taken place.

    In French, le pass compos is made up of two parts. The first part is the present tense of the verb avoir or tre. The second part is called le participe pass (past participle). You need to know how to form the past participle of the verb. For regular verbs, it is formed by: Dropping er re ir Adding u i

    Ex. marcher march To walk walked She walked. She didnt walk. Elle a march. Elle na pas march. Ex. Attendre attendu We waited. We didnt wait. Nous avons attendu. Nous navons pas attendu. Ex. Finir fini You finished. You didnt finish. Tu as fini. Tu nas pas fini. Here is a formula for le pass compos avec avoir:
    1.

    The subject

    + 2. Conjugation of avoir

    + 3. Past

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