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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.

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New Speakers

Oui/Non (whee/no) - yes/no

S'il vous plaît (see voo play) - Please

Parlez-vous anglais? (parlay vooz ong-glay) - Do you speak English?

Merci (mair-see) - Thank you

Voici (vwah-see) - Here is

Voilà (vwah-la)- There is

De rien (du-rhee-en) - You're welcome

Je ne comprends pas (zhe nhe comp-rehn pah) - I don't understand

J'ai besoin d'aide (zhay buh-swahn ded) - I need help

Excusez-moi (escoosay mwah) - Excuse me

Je ne sais pas (zhe-nhe say paw) - I don't know

Il y a (eel ee aw) - There is

Greetings

Bonjour (bon zhoor) - Good morning

Bonsoir ( bon swar) - Good night/evening

Bon après-midi (bon ah-pray mee-dee) - Good afternoon

Madame (mah-dahm) - Miss (or Mrs. preceeded by a last name)

Monsieur (mihn-see-yuh) - Sir

Comment allez-vous?(co-mo-tah-lay-voo) - How are you?

Au revoir (o-rhe-vwa) - Goodbye

Informal Greetings  

Salut (saw-loo) - Hi

Ça va? (saw-vaw) - How's it going?

Ça va bien (saw-vaw-bee-en) - I'm fine

Question Words

Combien? (comb-bee-en) - How much?

Où? (oo) - Where?

Quand? (kond) - When?

Quelle/Quel/Quelles/Quels? (kell) - What?

Pourquoi? (por-kwah) - Why?

Comment? (co mo) - How?

On the Go

à droite (ah la dwaht) - to the right or on the right

à gauche (ah go-sh) - to the left or on the left

au marché (oh mar-shay) - the market

au restaurant (oh rest-o-rahn) - to the restaurant

à la plage (ah lah plaj) - to the beach

à l'hôtel (ah low-tell) - to the hotel

l'aéroport (l'air-o-por) - airport

par avion (pahr ah-vee-ohn) - by plane

aux toilettes (oh twa-lett) - bathroom

Other Questions 

Do you speak English?

Est-ce que vous parlez anglais?

ehs-kuhvoohpahr-leyahN-gleh?

How are you?

Comment allez-vous?

koh-mahN-tah-ley-vooh?

Would you help me please?

Pourriez-vous m’aider?

poh-ree-eyvoohmey-dey ?

What’s your name?

Comment vous appelez-vous?

koh-mahNvooh-zah-pley-vooh?

What time is it?

Quelle heure est-il ?

kehluhreh-teel?

What’s the weather like?

Quel temps fait-il?

kehltahNfeh-teel?

How much does . . . cost?

Combien coûte…?

kohN-byaNkooht. . . ?

Where can I find . . .?

Où est-ce que je peux trouver. . .?

oohehs-kuhzhuhpuhtrooh-vey….?

Where are the bathrooms?

Où sont les toilettes?

oohsohNleytwah-leht?

Do you have. . . ?

Avez-vous…?

ah-veyvooh. . . ?

Where is. . . ?

Où est…?

ooh eh…?

Could you please speak more slowly?

Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement,s’ilvous 

plaît?

pooh-ree-ey-voohpahr-leyplewlahNt-mahN,seelvoohpleh?

Could you repeat that, please?

Pourriez-vous répéter,s’ilvous 

plaît?

pooh-ree-ey-voohrey-pey-tey,seelvoohpleh?