Success in French Grammar | The Present Perfect (past) Tense

Master the English present perfect by using an auxiliary have and a past participle, noting regular -ed and -en forms and key irregulars like eaten, spoken, taken, given.

Learn how to form the French present perfect using the auxiliary avoir and a past participle, with tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont, and English comparison.

Learn how French forms past participles for -er, -ir, -re by endings é, i, and u, and use them in the present perfect tense (passé composé) with parlé, mangé, payé.

Learn to form the French past participle for er and ir verbs and use them in the present perfect tense; er becomes é, ir becomes i.

Learn to form French past participles for er, ir, and re verbs by changing endings with accents, and use them with the present perfect via the auxiliary verb.

Practice forming the past participle for er verbs with examples like travailler, parler, chercher, donner, montrer. Note that the past participle ends with é and writing shows the accent.

Convert six French -ir and -re infinitives into past participles, discover their English meanings, and listen for pronunciation cues as you practice four more -ir verbs in this lesson.

Practice six common -re verbs in French: attendre, entendre, perdre, rendre, répondre, vendre; form their past participles and English meanings, and note how pronunciation differs from the infinitives.

Practice the French present perfect with an auxiliary and past participle. Translate phrases like we have visited and master linking consonants and last-syllable pronunciation.

Practice the present perfect (past) tense in French by translating and analyzing phrases such as 'they have asked' and 'she has given back' to form correct expressions.

Explore how to express completed actions in French using the present perfect, with fini and visité. Also learn pronunciation rules for final consonants like z and s before vowels.

Explore how to express actions in the present perfect tense in French with examples like 'she has sold', 'he has worked at Harvard', and 'they have succeeded'.

Teaches the present perfect in French through translating common phrases such as he has lost, he has eaten, you have asked, and I have succeeded.

Learn to express past actions in French using the present perfect, with examples like I have answered, he has waited, they have chosen, she has spoken.

Master the present perfect past tense in french with practical examples like she has heard, she has visited, and we have filled up, enhancing translation and comprehension.

Learn how to express the present perfect in French with examples such as they have grown old, he has waited, and they have spoken, for clear past action guidance.

Explore how to express the present perfect (past) tense in French through examples like I have thought, she has given, and he has heard.

Learn how to express present perfect statements in French, with examples like she has lost weight, they have found, and he has grown up, using everyday scenarios.

Master the French present perfect tense by examining phrases like il a fini and j'ai fini, and practice expressing completed past actions.

Explore expressing completed actions in French using the present perfect (past) tense, with examples of 'she has...', 'I have...', and related phrases.

Explore the present perfect (past) tense in French with practical examples, including have finished, haven't found, has succeeded, you have answered, they have shown, and they have sold.

Discover how the French present perfect translates into two English forms, such as I have eaten or I eat, and that French always starts with j plus the verb.

Learn how to translate French phrases into English using the present perfect and simple past, with examples like 'has finished' vs 'finished' and 'has spoken' vs 'spoke'.

Explore translating English present perfect and past simple sentences with examples such as have lost weight versus lost weight, and they have found versus they found.

Explore English translations using the present perfect versus simple past with examples such as have watched, have chosen, has shown, have spoken, and has finished.

Explore the present perfect (past) tense in French by translating English phrases such as have waited, chose, grew up, and finished.

Master the present perfect (past) tense in French grammar, comparing translations and using examples like have watched, has heard, have chosen, and have played to express completed past actions.

Explore the present perfect versus past tense with examples like have worked, has grown up, have chosen, and have waited.

Explore the present perfect (past) tense in French grammar by comparing English forms like have finished, has waited, have watched, and has visited through practical examples.

Explore the present perfect tense through English examples such as they have shown, we have grown old, I have asked, you have played, they have chosen, and he has spoken.

Examine present perfect usage with examples like have heard, have given, has lost weight, and has spoken, contrasting them with the corresponding simple past forms.

Learn to form the present perfect in English using have/has plus past participles, with examples like waited, finished, shown, and filled up from the caption.

Master the present perfect (past) tense in French grammar, exploring examples like I have visited, you have spoken, and she has shown to understand how actions relate to the present.

Explore the present perfect in English through examples such as have visited, has finished, have grown up, and have found, including the French word Fini.

Explore the present perfect and past tense in English with examples like they have grown old, they grew old, she has lost weight, he has chosen, and they finished.

Explore the present perfect (past) tense in French grammar and its past tense forms through examples like have spoken and spoke, and learn when to use each form.

Analyze how the present perfect tense expresses past actions with present relevance using English examples like I have found and they have given.

Explore how to express actions in the present perfect with examples like 'they have lost' and 'I have given back.' Understand how these forms relate to past forms.

Explore the present perfect tense via examples such as have answered, has sold, and nothing ever happened, illustrating how completed actions relate to the present.

Build real French sentences using extra vocabulary, translate sentences with cue cards, and practice translating everyday English words into French for practical sentence construction.

Master the present perfect in French using avoir-based past constructions, with examples like I worked today and we worked yesterday, including subject forms and common usage.

Explore the present perfect in French with practical phrases from the lesson, including have reserved, have brought, visited landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, and discussing films and television.

Explore how to express completed actions in French using the present perfect tense, with examples like I have finished the work and they've finished early today.

Learn to express past actions in French with the present perfect tense, using examples like 'they lost the key' and 'I've given the book back' for practice.

Learn how to form French past participles, with regular endings and common irregulars such as boire bu, lire lu, dire dit, écrire écrit, faire fait, ouvrir ouvert.

Master the French present perfect (past tense) with examples like you have driven, she has written, I have seen, and they have understood.

Explore how to express present perfect in French using have/has constructions with verbs like learnt, understood, written, driven, opened, and said. Practice forming and translating examples from the caption.

Practice expressing the present perfect in French through common verb forms like we have driven, she has read, you have drunk, and we have written.

Explore the French present perfect through common phrases such as I have said, he has seen, they have drunk, you have received, and I have written.

Explore how to express present perfect statements in French with examples from the caption, such as we have offered, they have opened, he has done, and she has said.

Learn to express past actions in French using the present perfect tense, with examples such as have done, have received, have driven, have read, have said, and have lent.

Master the present perfect in French by examining example phrases like 'she has drunk', 'we have seen', 'she has learned', and 'I have read' to express completed actions.

Explore the present perfect tense in French by translating common phrases such as I have, they have, we have, and you have, and practice usage in context.

Explore the French present perfect with practical examples like you have seen, they have written, I have drunk, he has offered, and I have made.

Practice building irregular sentences with newly learned verbs and introduce vocabulary for translating, while noting French gender and plurality, including information as informations and masculine or feminine noun agreement.

Explore past tense in French with real-world sentences, translating and practicing forms like he drank, she read, and they received, through lesson 8b of success in French grammar.

Explore expressing past actions in French using the present perfect past tense, with examples like I understood, they understood, she spoke English, and they drove from Paris to Marseilles.

Explore how to express past actions in French using the present perfect, with examples like they made a reservation, I did the work yesterday, and they drank all the wine.

explore the present perfect tense by changing the auxiliary verb to alter meaning, while the past participle stays fixed; form negatives with haven't, hasn't, and other negated forms.

Study the present perfect (past) tense in French and practice forming negatives with haven't, applying the lecture's examples and key verb forms.

Learn how to form and use the present perfect (past tense) in French, including negative forms like haven't and hasn't, to describe completed actions and states.

Master the present perfect in French through negation and everyday examples, using forms like hasn't, haven't, and related phrases to express past actions.

Practice the present perfect (past) tense in French through negations and questions, using phrases like 'they haven't' and 'have you,' as presented in lesson 9f of Success in French Grammar.

Master the French present perfect tense with practical examples and phrases expressing actions and negation.

Learn the French present perfect by translating and forming sentences with negatives, such as 'she hasn't visited' and 'they haven't understood', and practice common verbs in past tense.

Discover how to express negation in the French present perfect tense, with examples from the caption such as 'he hasn't heard' and 'you haven't filled' to translate past actions.

Explore negation in the French present perfect (past) tense with examples like haven't answered, hasn't read, and never written, to express completed actions clearly.

Learn how to express negations and past actions in French using the present perfect tense, with examples like hasn't found, haven't grown, and hasn't chosen.

Learn to form negative present perfect sentences in French using common verbs from the caption, such as 'haven't spoken' and 'hasn't given back,' for past actions.

Explore how to say in French negative actions using the present perfect (past) tense, with examples like he hasn't learned and she hasn't opened, to express past actions.

Practice the present perfect in French grammar by analyzing negative forms with have and has, using examples like you haven't finished and they haven't paid.

Master the French present perfect (past) tense using negation with have and has, practicing phrases like you haven't, he hasn't, and she hasn't to express past actions.

Learn to express negative present perfect statements in French, with examples from the caption like I haven't spoken, I haven't written, and I haven't asked.

Learn to express negated past actions in French using the present perfect (past) tense. Practice forming hasn't, haven't, and other negations through examples aligned with the lecture caption.

Explore how to express negation in the French present perfect, using examples like 'they haven't learned', 'we haven't grown up', and 'you haven't visited'.

Explore how to say in French using the present perfect (past) tense, with examples of negative forms like hasn’t and haven’t across everyday phrases.

Master the present perfect in French by examining common negative forms, such as I haven't seen, she hasn't succeeded, and he hasn't found, with practical usage.

Explore how to express negation in the French present perfect tense through example phrases like I haven't done, you haven't received, and they haven't worked.

Explore how to express negative and question forms in the French present perfect, with examples like she hasn't heard and they haven't visited to practice past actions.