a form of either 'avoir' or 'être' used to form the perfect tense

a verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

a tense in English that describes things that happened and finished in the past

a tense in English that describes actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past and has a connection to the present

J’habite à Paris dans une banlieue. Au collège, on a fait des leçons...

Ils sont venus à Paris : Present perfect

French

Il m'a aidé : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense

Mon voyage dangereux : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense

Mon voyage dangereux : extended writing and speaking

Des histoires diverses : Present tense with 'depuis'

La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking

Il faut agir : Infinitives as nouns

Notre planète est en crise : infinitives as nouns, 'en train de' and 'venir de'

Un problème écologique : Extended writing and speaking, photo description

This unit examines the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense, infinitives used as nouns, and the perfect tense when used as the equivalent of the present perfect. Furthermore, pupils will meet the present tense with depuis, être en train de, and venir de + infinitive.

Communication and the world around us: mon nouveau pays

Match the French words with their English translations.

Object pronoun, auxiliary verb, past participle

Subject pronoun or noun, auxiliary verb, past participle

Which are the three elements that make up a perfect tense verb phrase?

How many ways can this sentence be translated? 'Tu as vu la pièce ?'

Which is the correct translation in the simple past of 'Nous avons eu des problèmes récemment'?

Which is the correct translation of 'We have eaten snails before'?

Direct and indirect object pronouns go {{}} the verb in French.

The perfect tense is made up of the auxiliary verb and the {{}}.

Match each past participle with its English meaning.

What is the correct word order to translate: I didn't go to France.

What is the correct word order to translate: I bought her a delicious cake.

Which question has turned this statement into a question using inversion? 'Vous avez pris le bus'.

Starter Quiz

Direct and indirect object pronouns go the verb in French.