{"id":3411,"date":"2026-11-02T17:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.institutdefrancais.com\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:26:12","slug":"passe-compose-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.institutdefrancais.com\/es\/passe-compose-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 French: How to Form and Use the Past Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-html\"><div id=\"nice-page-wrapper\">\n\n<h1 class=\"titrepage\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:70px 0 30px;\">\n    Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 French: How to Form and Use the Past Tense\n<\/h1>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:50px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n<!-- INTRODUCTION -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            En <b>pasado compuesto<\/b> is one of the most important past tenses to learn in French. It is used constantly in everyday conversations to talk about actions and events that happened in the past.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            For French learners, the basic formula is simple:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n            subject + auxiliary verb + past participle\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai mang\u00e9.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I ate \/ I have eaten.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-walking\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Se ha ido.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Se fue.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-film\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous avons regard\u00e9 un film.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We watched a movie.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            The challenge comes from knowing which auxiliary verb to use, how to form the past participle, and when the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 is more appropriate than the <b>imparfait<\/b>.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- WHAT IS THE PASSE COMPOSE -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>What Is the Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 in French?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>When French speakers use the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            The pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 generally describes an action or event that is <b>completed<\/b>. It is particularly common when speaking about something that happened once, happened at a specific moment, or has a clear beginning or end.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai appel\u00e9 Marie hier.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I called Marie yesterday.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous avons fini le travail.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We finished the work.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-car\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Il a achet\u00e9 une nouvelle voiture.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                He bought a new car.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            It can also describe several completed actions that happen one after another:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-card\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;\">\n            Je suis rentr\u00e9, j'ai mang\u00e9 et je me suis couch\u00e9.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n            I came home, ate, and went to bed.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            This makes the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 essential for telling stories and describing what happened during your day.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3>Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 vs. English simple past<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            For English speakers, the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 is often easier to understand because it frequently corresponds to the <b>simple past<\/b>.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Franc\u00e9s<\/th>\n                    <th>Ingl\u00e9s<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td><b>J'ai parl\u00e9.<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>I spoke.<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td><b>Tu as fini.<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>You finished.<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td><b>Elle a vendu sa voiture.<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>She sold her car.<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td><b>Nous sommes partis.<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>We left.<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td><b>Ils ont dormi.<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>They slept.<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            However, the correspondence is not always exact. French uses the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 where English may use either the simple past or the present perfect.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n            J'ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu ce film.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Depending on the context, this can mean <b>\u201cI have already seen this movie\u201d<\/b> o <b>\u201cI already saw this movie.\u201d<\/b>\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            The important point for beginners is to focus on the French structure rather than trying to translate every tense word-for-word.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- HOW TO FORM THE PASSE COMPOSE -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>How to Form the Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>Auxiliary verb + past participle<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            The pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 has two parts:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                1. An auxiliary verb\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Normalmente <b>avoir<\/b> o <b>ser<\/b>.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                2. A past participle\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                The form of the verb used to express the past.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            The auxiliary is conjugated according to the subject.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            For example, with <b>pesebre<\/b>:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-card\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;\">\n            J'ai mang\u00e9.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n            I ate.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Here:\n        <\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n\n            <li><b>ai<\/b> = auxiliary verb <i>avoir<\/i><\/li>\n\n            <li><b>mang\u00e9<\/b> = past participle of <i>pesebre<\/i><\/li>\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Con <b>a partir de<\/b>:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-card\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;\">\n            Je suis parti.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n            I left.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Here:\n        <\/p>\n\n        <ul>\n\n            <li><b>suis<\/b> = auxiliary verb <i>ser<\/i><\/li>\n\n            <li><b>parti<\/b> = past participle of <i>a partir de<\/i><\/li>\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:45px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h3>Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 with avoir<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Most French verbs form the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 with <b>avoir<\/b>.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            The auxiliary <b>avoir<\/b> is conjugated in the present tense:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Asunto<\/th>\n                    <th>Avoir<\/th>\n                    <th>Ejemplo<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>je<\/td>\n                    <td><b>j'ai<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>j'ai parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n                    <td><b>como<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>tu as parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>\u00e9l \/ ella<\/td>\n                    <td><b>a<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>elle a parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>nous<\/td>\n                    <td><b>avons<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>nous avons parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>vous<\/td>\n                    <td><b>avez<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>vous avez parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>ellos \/ ellas<\/td>\n                    <td><b>ont<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>ils ont parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Ejemplos:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-briefcase\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai travaill\u00e9 toute la journ\u00e9e.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I worked all day.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-tv\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Tu as regard\u00e9 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                You watched television.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-map-marked-alt\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous avons visit\u00e9 Paris.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We visited Paris.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elles ont achet\u00e9 des billets.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                They bought tickets.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            Because <b>avoir<\/b> is used with the majority of French verbs, mastering this auxiliary should be one of your first priorities.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:45px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h3>Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 with \u00eatre<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            A smaller group of verbs uses <b>ser<\/b> en lugar de <b>avoir<\/b>.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-sign-in-alt\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Je suis arriv\u00e9.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I arrived.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-plane-departure\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Se ha ido.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Se fue.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous sommes venus.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We came.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            The present-tense forms of <b>ser<\/b> son:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Asunto<\/th>\n                    <th>\u00catre<\/th>\n                    <th>Ejemplo<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>je<\/td>\n                    <td><b>suis<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>je suis parti(e)<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>t\u00fa<\/td>\n                    <td><b>es<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>tu es parti(e)<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>\u00e9l \/ ella<\/td>\n                    <td><b>est<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>il est parti \/ elle est partie<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>nous<\/td>\n                    <td><b>sommes<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>nous sommes parti(e)s<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>vous<\/td>\n                    <td><b>\u00eates<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>vous \u00eates parti(e)(s)<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>ellos \/ ellas<\/td>\n                    <td><b>sont<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>ils sont partis \/ elles sont parties<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            One important difference is that past participles used with <b>ser<\/b> generally agree with the subject in gender and number.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- FRENCH PAST PARTICIPLES -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>French Past Participles<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>Regular -er, -ir, and -re past participles<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Regular French verbs have predictable past participle endings.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Infinitivo<\/th>\n                    <th>Pattern<\/th>\n                    <th>Past participle<\/th>\n                    <th>Ingl\u00e9s<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>hablar<\/td>\n                    <td>-er \u2192 <b>-\u00e9<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>parl\u00e9<\/td>\n                    <td>spoke \/ spoken<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>amar<\/td>\n                    <td>-er \u2192 <b>-\u00e9<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>aim\u00e9<\/td>\n                    <td>liked<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>terminar<\/td>\n                    <td>-ir \u2192 <b>-i<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>fini<\/td>\n                    <td>finished<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>elegir<\/td>\n                    <td>-ir \u2192 <b>-i<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>choisi<\/td>\n                    <td>chosen<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>vender<\/td>\n                    <td>-re \u2192 <b>-u<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>vendu<\/td>\n                    <td>sold<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n                <tr>\n                    <td>esperar<\/td>\n                    <td>-re \u2192 <b>-u<\/b><\/td>\n                    <td>attendu<\/td>\n                    <td>waited<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            A useful rule is:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                -er \u2192 -\u00e9\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                -ir \u2192 -i\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                -re \u2192 -u\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-comment\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai parl\u00e9.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I spoke.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai fini.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I finished.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai vendu.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I sold.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            These patterns make the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 much easier once you recognize the infinitive ending.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:45px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h3>Common irregular past participles<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Not every verb follows these patterns. Some very common French verbs have irregular past participles that simply need to be learned.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Infinitivo<\/th>\n                    <th>Past participle<\/th>\n                    <th>Ingl\u00e9s<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr><td>avoir<\/td><td>eu<\/td><td>had<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>ser<\/td><td>\u00e9t\u00e9<\/td><td>been<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>faire<\/td><td>fait<\/td><td>done \/ made<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>tomar<\/td><td>pris<\/td><td>taken<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>mettre<\/td><td>mis<\/td><td>put<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>ver<\/td><td>vu<\/td><td>seen<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>lire<\/td><td>lu<\/td><td>read<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>boire<\/td><td>bu<\/td><td>drunk<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>deber<\/td><td>d\u00fb<\/td><td>had to<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>poder<\/td><td>pu<\/td><td>been able to<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>vouloir<\/td><td>voulu<\/td><td>wanted<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>savoir<\/td><td>su<\/td><td>known<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>venir<\/td><td>venu<\/td><td>come<\/td><\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai fait mes devoirs.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I did my homework.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-train\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elle a pris le train.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                She took the train.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-film\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous avons vu ce film.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We saw this movie.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            Learning these high-frequency forms is more useful than trying to memorize every irregular verb at once.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- AVOIR OR ETRE -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>When to Use Avoir or \u00catre<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>The main verbs that take \u00eatre<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Most verbs take <b>avoir<\/b>, but several common verbs use <b>ser<\/b> in the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9. They often describe movement or a change of state.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Some important examples include:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-table-wrap\">\n\n        <table>\n\n            <thead>\n                <tr>\n                    <th>Infinitivo<\/th>\n                    <th>Past participle<\/th>\n                    <th>Ingl\u00e9s<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n\n            <tbody>\n\n                <tr><td>aller<\/td><td>all\u00e9<\/td><td>gone<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>venir<\/td><td>venu<\/td><td>come<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>a partir de<\/td><td>parti<\/td><td>left<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>arriver<\/td><td>arriv\u00e9<\/td><td>arrived<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>entrer<\/td><td>entr\u00e9<\/td><td>entered<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>salir<\/td><td>sorti<\/td><td>gone out<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>na\u00eetre<\/td><td>n\u00e9<\/td><td>born<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>mourir<\/td><td>mort<\/td><td>died<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>tomber<\/td><td>tomb\u00e9<\/td><td>fallen<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>rester<\/td><td>rest\u00e9<\/td><td>stayed<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>retourner<\/td><td>retourn\u00e9<\/td><td>returned<\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>rentrer<\/td><td>rentr\u00e9<\/td><td>returned \/ came home<\/td><\/tr>\n\n            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Ejemplos:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Je suis arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 huit heures.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I arrived at eight.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous sommes partis lundi.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We left on Monday.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-person-falling\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elle est tomb\u00e9e.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                She fell.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            Some of these verbs can take <b>avoir<\/b> in particular constructions, so the safest approach is to learn the auxiliary together with the verb.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:45px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h3>Reflexive verbs and \u00eatre<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Reflexive verbs also use <b>ser<\/b> in the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            Por ejemplo:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Je me suis lev\u00e9 t\u00f4t.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I got up early.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elle s'est r\u00e9veill\u00e9e \u00e0 sept heures.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                She woke up at seven.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-running\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous nous sommes pr\u00e9par\u00e9s rapidement.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We got ready quickly.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n            sujeto + pronombre reflexivo + \u00ab\u00eatre\u00bb + participio pasado\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            This is particularly useful because reflexive verbs are extremely common in everyday French.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3>Agreement with \u00eatre<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            Cuando <b>ser<\/b> is the auxiliary, the past participle normally agrees with the subject.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-user\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Il est arriv\u00e9.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Masculino singular\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-user\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elle est arriv\u00e9e.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Femenino singular\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Ils sont arriv\u00e9s.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Masculine plural group\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elles sont arriv\u00e9es.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Feminine plural group\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            The endings are therefore:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <h3>Masculino singular<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n                -\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <h3>Femenino singular<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n                -e\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <h3>Masculine plural<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n                -s\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-font\"><\/i>\n\n            <h3>Feminine plural<\/h3>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;\">\n                -es\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            The pronunciation does not always change, but the spelling is important when writing French.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- EVERYDAY EXAMPLES -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 Examples in Everyday French<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>Talking about completed actions<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            The easiest way to understand the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 is to see it in situations you might actually experience.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-coffee\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai pris un caf\u00e9 ce matin.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I had a coffee this morning.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai envoy\u00e9 un message \u00e0 Paul.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I sent Paul a message.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous avons mang\u00e9 au restaurant.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We ate at a restaurant.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Elle est rentr\u00e9e tard.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                She came home late.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-film\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Ils ont regard\u00e9 un film.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                They watched a movie.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            You can also combine several actions:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-card\">\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;\">\n            Je suis all\u00e9 au march\u00e9, j'ai achet\u00e9 des l\u00e9gumes et je suis rentr\u00e9 chez moi.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n            I went to the market, bought some vegetables, and went home.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            This is exactly the kind of sequence you will hear when French speakers describe their day.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:45px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h3>Asking and answering questions in the past<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            The pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 is also very common in questions.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                What did you do yesterday?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-briefcase\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                J'ai travaill\u00e9.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                I worked.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Tu as mang\u00e9 ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Did you eat?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Oui, j'ai mang\u00e9 \u00e0 midi.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Yes, I ate at noon.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Vous \u00eates partis quand ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                When did you leave?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-clock\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Nous sommes partis \u00e0 neuf heures.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                We left at nine.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            In informal spoken French, questions can be very short:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-3\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-bed\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Tu as dormi ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Did you sleep?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Tu as compris ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Did you understand?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Vous avez fini ?\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                Are you finished?\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-summary\">\n\n        <p>\n            Practicing these question-and-answer patterns is an excellent way to make the tense automatic.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- PASSE COMPOSE VS IMPARFAIT -->\n\n<section class=\"nice-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <h2><b>Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 vs. Imparfait<\/b><\/h2>\n\n        <h3>Completed actions vs. background descriptions<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n            One of the most important distinctions in French is between the <b>pasado compuesto<\/b> y el <b>imparfait<\/b>.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n            A simple way to think about them is:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Tiempo pasado compuesto\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                What happened\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-hourglass-half\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:24px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Imparfait\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                What was happening \/ what things were like\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            Compara:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n    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used for descriptions, habits, and situations in progress:\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-grid-2\">\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-cloud\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Il faisait froid.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                It was cold.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"nice-feature-card\">\n\n            <i class=\"fas fa-futbol\"><\/i>\n\n            <p style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;margin:12px 0 18px 0;\">\n                Quand j'\u00e9tais petit, je jouais au football.\n            <\/p>\n\n            <p>\n                When I was young, I used to play soccer.\n            <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div style=\"margin-top:35px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nice-section-header\">\n\n        <p>\n            The 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Rather than learning the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 as an isolated grammar rule, try to notice how French speakers use it to tell stories, describe their day, answer questions, and connect one completed action to the next.\n        <\/p>\n\t\t   <p>\n            At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutdefrancais.com\/es\/\">escuela de franc\u00e9s<\/a>, you can practice the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 through real conversations and everyday situations.\n        <\/p>\n\n       <p>\n    Optar por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutdefrancais.com\/es\/learn-french-abroad\/\">learn french abroad<\/a> gives you this kind of regular practice and helps you use the past tense more naturally when speaking French.\n<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 French: How to Form and Use the Past Tense The pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 is one of the most important past tenses to learn in French. 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