BASIC GRAMMAR


07/ Conjugation of third-group verbs.


COMPOUND TENSES.

01-"Passé composé" (present perfect ) :

The conjugation of compound tenses requires the auxiliaries and the past participle of the verb used. As we have already explained here : the conjugation of compound tenses, French uses either the auxiliary "être" (to be) or "avoir" (to have)...

Concerning the past participle, the verbs of the third group form the past participle irregularly :


First type : "u"
Second type : "t"
Third type : "ert"
Fourth type : "is"
and : "é"

Example


Attendre (to wait) :
J'ai attendu : I have waited.
tu as attendu : you have waited.
il a attendu : he has waited.
elle a attendu : she has waited.
nous avons attendu : we have waited.
vous avez attendu : you have waited.
ils ont attendu : they have waited.
elles ont attendu : they have waited.

Mettre (to put) :
J'ai mis : I have put.
tu as mis : you have put.
il a mis : he has put.
elle a mis : she has put.
nous avons mis : we have put.
vous avez mis : you have put.
ils ont mis : they have put.
elles ont mis : they have put.

Souffir (to suffer) :
J'ai souffert : I had suffered.
tu as souffert : you had suffered.
il a souffert : he had suffered.
elle a souffert : she had suffered.
nous avons souffert : we had suffered.
vous avez souffert : you had suffered.
ils ont souffert : they had suffered.
elles ont souffert : they had suffered.

Faire (to do) :
J'ai fait : I had done.
tu as fait : you had done.
il a fait : he had done.
elle a fait : she had done.
nous avons fait : we had done.
vous avez fait : you had done.
ils ont fait : they had done.
elles ont fait : they had done.

Aller (to go) :
Je suis allé : I have gone.
tu es allé : you have gone.
il est allé : he has gone.
elle est allée : she has gone.
nous sommes allés : we have gone.
vous êtes allé : you have gone.
ils sont allés : they have gone.
elles sont allées : they have gone.

Peindre (to paint) :
J'ai paint : I have painted.
tu as paint : you have painted.
il a paint : he has painted.
elle a paint : she has painted.
nous avons paint : we have painted.
vous avez paint : you have painted.
ils ont paint : they have painted.
elles ont paint : they have painted.

Important !!

The following verbs :

"Peindre, craindre, coudre, résoudre, prendre" are conjugated in the same way with "attendre".

"Couvrir" is conjugated in the same way with "souffrir".