verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. I (have) listened, you (have) played

verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of 'avoir'

B1-1  Sophie, est-ce que tu as compris les devoirs ? 

B1-2 Non, mais ça va. Ma mère apprend l’allemand aussi.

B1-3  Et elle comprend toutes les règles de grammaire !

B1-4 Vous apprenez la langue ensemble ?

 B1-5 Oui ! Et je prends beaucoup de notes.

B1-6 Ah, c’est cool ça ! Tu as compris le roman alors ?

B1-7 Oui ! Tu as appris tous les mots ?

B1-8 Ouais … mais … ah, non ! Qui a pris mon cahier d’allemand ?

D1a-1 Tu as déjà fait les courses ? 

D1a-2 Non, mais j’ai déjà pris le petit-déjeuner. 

D1a-3 Tu as déjà fait le ménage ? 

D1a-4 Non, mais j’ai déjà fait la cuisine ! 

D1b-1 Tu as encore pris une photo du chien ? 

D1b-2  Non, je n’ai pas encore eu le temps. 

D1b-3 Tu n’as pas encore pris le dîner ? 

D1b-4 Non, parce que j’ai encore mangé une pizza.

Having breakfast: perfect tense 'prendre' verbs, 'déjà' and 'ne…pas encore'

French

What people did: plural -er verbs in the perfect tense

School reporter: past inversion questions

School is out! Adverb placement and translation of the perfect tense

Illness and accidents: irregular past participles, perfect tense questions

In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of the perfect tense as they practise asking intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions in the perfect tense. They learn irregular past participles, practise the two English translations (I did, I have done) for the French perfect tense

Past events: the perfect tense, questions

Which of the following sentences (meaning 'He understood the homework') correctly uses the past participle of 'comprendre'?

Put the words in order to make the translation of 'She had breakfast in the kitchen'.

Which of the following most accurately translates: 'He had a coffee this morning.'?

Put the words below in the correct order to translate this sentence into French: He has not yet had breakfast.

Match up the subject pronoun with the correct part of the verb 'avoir' (to have).

Which of the following is an example of how a regular 'er' verb in French forms its past participle?

Put these words in order to make the French translation of 'He watched television'.

Fill in the missing word: The past {{}} is the verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of 'avoir'.

Starter Quiz

Match up the subject pronoun with the correct part of the verb 'avoir' (to have).