Regular RE Verbs in the Perfect Tense

French: KS3, topic 14.2.3

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 (s) sold

Tu as vendu - you (s) sold

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 (pl) sold

Vous avez vendu - you (pl) sold

Ils/elles ont vendu - they sold

Ils/elles ont vendu - they sold

Test yourself on Regular RE Verbs in the Perfect Tense

  • 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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