Regular ER Verbs in the Perfect Tense
French: KS3, topic 14.2.1
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
Il/elle a parlé - he/she spoke
Nous avons parlé - we spoke
Vous avez parlé - you spoke
Ils/elles ont parlé - they spoke
Test yourself on Regular ER Verbs in the Perfect Tense
How do you say 'he spoke' in French?
Which one of these is the correct form of 'parler' in the perfect tense?