Perfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.2.1
Regular ER Verbs in the Perfect Tense
The perfect tense translates as 'I did something'. To form the perfect tense with 'avoir', use the present tense of 'avoir' with a past participle. For ER verbs, remove the ER and add 'é'. Here is the example for 'parler' (to speak):
J'ai parlé - I spoke
Tu as parlé - you spoke
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle a parlé - he/she spoke
Nous avons parlé - we spoke
Vous avez parlé - you (plural) spoke
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles ont parlé - they spoke
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