Perfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.2.2
Regular IR 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 IR verbs you remove IR and add 'i'. Here is the example for 'finir' (to finish):
J'ai fini - I finished
Tu as fini - you finished
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle a fini - he/she finished
Nous avons fini - we finished
Vous avez fini - you finished
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles ont fini - they have finished
Test yourself on Perfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
How do you say 'he finished' in French?
Which one of the following is NOT a correct form of 'finir' in the perfect tense?