Regular IR Verbs in the Perfect Tense
French: KS3, topic 14.2.2
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 (s) finished
Il/elle a fini - he/she finished
Nous avons fini - we finished
Vous avez fini - you (pl) finished
Ils/elles ont fini - they have finished
Test yourself on Regular IR Verbs in the Perfect Tense
How do you say 'he finished' in French?
Which one of the following is NOT a correct form of 'finir' in the perfect tense?