LE PASS COMPOS Q: When do you use tre as the helping verb? A: with DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs DescendreVenir RentreAller &Naitre MonterDevenir Rester Entrer Sortir Revenir Tomber Retourner Arriver Mourir Partir = descendu = rentr = mont = rest = sorti = venu = all = n = devenu = entr = revenu = tomb = retourn = arriv = mort = parti.LE PASSE COMPOSE aller 'to go Je suis nous sommes Tu es vous tes Il/elle estIls/elles sont *with the helping verb tre you also have to make it agree (add e and/or s) all(e)alls(es) all(e) alls(es) PARTICIPE PASSE AVEC ETRE.LE PASS COMPOS parler 'to talk J ai nous avons Tu as vous avez Il/elle aIls/elles ont parl PARTICIPE PASS AVEC AVOIR.infinitive translation past participle avoir to have eu tre to be t faire to do fait ouvrir to open ouvert prendre to take pris mettre to put mis suivre to follow suivi boire to drink bu croire to believe cru IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES.Choisir = choisijai choisi PAST PARTICIPLES Entendre = entendujai entendu -ir verbs = take off the -ir and add i ex.
Parler = parljai parl -re verbs = take off the -re and add u ex.
LE PASS COMPOS Present tense of auxiliary - avoir or tre AVOIR + PP TRE + PP jai nous avons.je suis nous sommes tu as vous aveztu esvous tes il/elle a ils/elles ontil/elle estils/elles sont.LE PASS COMPOS FORMATION This tense is called the pass compos because it is composed of two elements: #1) the present tense of an auxiliary verb (either avoir or tre) #2) followed by a past participle: pass compos = present tense of auxiliary + past participle Present tense of auxiliary - avoir or tre Past participle - see later.The pass compos may be translated into English in three different ways depending on the context. LE PASS COMPOS USES The pass compos is the most commonly used tense to refer to ACTIONS completed in the past.LE PASSE COMPOSE LIMPARFAIT & LE PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT.