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How to use passe compose with avoir.

Passe Compose is ued to describe events that took place in the past.  

First let's review the conjugations for avoir

Je- j'ai

Tu- as

Il/elle- a  

Nous – avons

Vous- avez  

Ils/elles- ont  

The conjugations are the auxiliary verb

The formula for passe compose is  

SUBJECT + (NE/N')+ AUXILIARY VERB + (PAS) + PAST PARTICIPLE

Subject: The person or thing doing the verb 

Ex- Ils, Elles, Mes amis, je etc.

Auxiliary Verb- Is the conjugation  

Ex- a, ont, as 

Past particle- Is the verb when it is turned into past tense.  

Er verbs- Take off the "er" and add é

Re verbs- Take off the "re" and add u  

Ir verbs- Take off the "r"  

                                  For example- Manger - Mangé

However some verbs are irregular such as:

to learn-

apprendre-

appris-

to have-

avoir-

eu-

to drink-

boire-

bu-

to understand-

comprendre-

compris-

to drive-

conduire-

conduit-

to know-

connaître-

connu-

to discover-

découvrir-

découvert-

to be obliged to, to have to, to owe-

devoir-

dû-

to say, tell-

dire-

dit-

to write-

écrire-

écrit-

to be-

être-

été-

to do, make-

faire-

fait-

to read-

lire-

lu-

to put, place, put on-

mettre-

mis-

to obtain-

obtenir-

obtenu-

to offer-

offrir-

offert-

to open-

ouvrir-

ouvert-

to rain-

pleuvoir-

plu-

to be able-

pouvoir-

pu-

to receive-

recevoir-

reçu-

to see-

voir-

vu-

to wish, want-

vouloir-

voulu-

Ne and pas are only added when making the sentence negative.