See how to conjugate regular -DRE verbs in Le Passé Composé with the example of entendre (to hear):
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REGULAR -DRE VERB |
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j' |
ai entendu |
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tu |
as entendu |
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il / elle / on |
a entendu |
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nous |
avons entendu |
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vous |
avez entendu |
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ils/elles |
ont entendu |
Regular -DRE verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :
To form the past participle of regular -dre verbs, simply replace the -re ending of the infinitive form with -u:
entendre (to hear) -> entendu (heard)
répondre (to answer) -> répondu (answered)
attendre (to wait for) -> attendu (waited for)
vendre (to sell) -> vendu (sold)
perdre (to lose) -> perdu (lost)
etc
ATTENTION:
Here are more examples to listen to:
J'ai vendu ma vieille voiture.
I sold my old car.
Tu as répondu à son texto.
You replied to his text.
Il a perdu son porte-feuille.
He lost his wallet.
Nous avons entendu du bruit.
We heard some noise.
Vous avez rendu visite à Paula.
You visited Paula.
Ils ont attendu le bus ensemble.
They waited for the bus together.
ATTENTION:
Here is a list of the main irregular -DRE verbs that DON'T follow this pattern:
- prendre (and derivatives) -> See Conjugate prendre and derivatives (+avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
- coudre
- peindre / craindre / joindre -> See Conjugate -aindre, -eindre, -oindre verbs (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
See also Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past) and Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
Il a perdu son porte-feuille.
He lost his wallet.
J'ai vendu ma vieille voiture.
I sold my old car.
Tu as répondu à son texto.
You replied to his text.
Ils ont attendu le bus ensemble.
They waited for the bus together.
Elle a perdu ses clés.
She lost her keys.
Vous avez rendu visite à Paula.
You visited Paula.
Il a perdu ses clés.
He lost his keys.
Nous avons entendu du bruit.
We heard some noise.
I assume this is an optional liaison? I notice on the verbal pronunciation there is no liaison, but there is on the sentence "nous avons entendu..."
I'm surprised it's not a required liaison actually, as it seems like it would fall into that category based on my intermediate level french knowledge.
Merci d'avance pour la clarification.
Bill
I assume this is an optional liaison? I notice on the verbal pronunciation there is no liaison, but there is on the sentence "nous avons entendu..."
I'm surprised it's not a required liaison actually, as it seems like it would fall into that category based on my intermediate level french knowledge.
Merci d'avance pour la clarification.
Bill
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This weeks Weekend workout (A Lovely Encounter 31-09-2018) asks for a translation of 'She had just closed her eyes when she heard a little squeal comming from the bushes.'
For the 'when she heard' section I answered: 'quand elle a entendu' but the answer was given as 'quand elle entendit' (passé sample).
Could you please explain why "quand elle a entendu" is incorrect.
This weeks Weekend workout (A Lovely Encounter 31-09-2018) asks for a translation of 'She had just closed her eyes when she heard a little squeal comming from the bushes.'
For the 'when she heard' section I answered: 'quand elle a entendu' but the answer was given as 'quand elle entendit' (passé sample).
Could you please explain why "quand elle a entendu" is incorrect.
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