BASIC GRAMMAR
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".