Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

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Last updated: 2023-09-25

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Learn how to conjugate regular -ER verbs in Le Passé Composé.

Conjugation of VOLER (to fly) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French

	REGULAR -ER VERB VOLER to fly
j'	ai volé I flew
tu	as volé you flew
il / elle / on	a volé he / she / one flew
nous	avons volé we flew
vous	avez volé you flew
ils/elles	ont volé they flew

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.

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La semaine dernière, j'ai mangé avec Jeanne.Last week, I ate with Jeanne.