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Year 8 · Languages · Free time · Lesson 4

The perfect tense with être (French)

The French perfect tense with être: movement verbs (aller, venir, partir, sortir, rester), the present of être and agreement of the past participle.

Whiteboard video lesson: The perfect tense with être (French)

19-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Know which verbs take être
  • Form the perfect tense with être
  • Make the past participle agree
  • Choose between avoir and être

The method

  1. Movement verb? Use être.
  2. Part of être.
  3. Past participle.
  4. Agree.

Key words: être, perfect tense, passé composé, agreement, allé, movement verbs.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Which helper verb does ‘aller’ use?

  1. Step 1: Movement verb

Answer: être

Question 2

What is the past participle of ‘venir’?

  1. Step 1: Irregular

Answer: venu

Question 3

What is the past participle of ‘partir’?

  1. Step 1: -ir → -i

Answer: parti