6.2.2

Avoir (2/2)

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Regular RE Verbs

The perfect tense translates as 'I did something'. To form the perfect tense with 'avoir' in French, use the present tense of 'avoir' with a past participle. For RE verbs you remove RE and add 'u'. Here is the example for 'vendre' (to sell):

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Tu as vendu - you sold

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
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Vous avez vendu - you sold

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

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