Avoir (2/2)

French: Edexcel IGCSE, 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

J'ai vendu - I sold

Tu as vendu - you sold

Tu as vendu - you sold

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle a vendu - he/she sold

Il/elle a vendu - he/she sold

Nous avons vendu - we sold

Nous avons vendu - we sold

Vous avez vendu - you sold

Vous avez vendu - you sold

  • 'Vous' means:
  • You (plural).
  • You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles ont vendu - they sold

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?

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