Avoir (2/2)
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 6.2.2
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):
J'ai vendu - I sold
Tu as vendu - you sold
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle a vendu - he/she sold
Nous avons vendu - we sold
Vous avez vendu - you sold
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles ont vendu - they sold
Test yourself on Avoir (2/2)
How do you say 'we sold' in French?
Which of the following is NOT the correct form of 'vendre' in the perfect tense?