Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Learn how to conjugate regular -ER verbs in Le Passé Composé.
Conjugation of VOLER (to fly) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
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REGULAR -ER VERB |
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j' |
ai volé |
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tu |
as volé |
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il / elle / on |
a volé |
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nous |
avons volé |
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vous |
avez volé |
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ils/elles |
ont volé |
Regular -ER verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + past participle
To form the past participle of regular -er verbs, simply replace the -er ending of the infinitive form with -é:
manger (to eat) -> mangé (eaten)
danser (to dance) -> dansé (danced)
parler (to speak) -> parlé (spoken)
etc
ATTENTION:
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
Il a parlé à Marie.He spoke to Marie.
Elle a parlé à Marie.She spoke to Marie.
Here are more examples to listen to:
J'ai mangé un sandwich.I ate a sandwich.
Tu as parlé à ta mère.You spoke to your mother.
Il a commandé un dessert.He ordered a dessert.
Nous avons chanté tous ensemble.We all sang together.
Vous avez écouté de la musique.You listened to music.
Ils ont discuté toute la nuit.They discussed all night long.
See also how to conjugate the irregular ALLER in Le Passé Composé:
Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
and other regular verbs:
Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Conjugate regular -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
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