6A.2 Talking About the Past- Le Passé Composé

Le Passé Composé

To talk about the past, you will need to learn how to use and form two verb tenses-  Le Passé Composé and L'Imparfait.

To begin this process, let's begin with Passé Composé. 

Essential Questions:

• What is the   passé composé ? 
• How is it used?  
• How is it constructed?

Qu'est-ce que c'est, Le Passé Composé?

This verb tense is used to express actions or states of being that have been completed in the past.  When considering usage of this tense, you should think:  What happenened?  Just give me the facts.  

To give you a better explanation of this tense, take a look at the following tutorial:

For further explanation and some practice using pc with avoir, check out the following site:

PC with Avoir

Apart from this blogsite, there are tons of resources on this extremely valuable skill.  By far, PC and Imp are the most essential elements of the Level 2 curriculum.  You MUST be able to demonstrate strong proficiency in using and applying these tenses in order to skip to level 3.  

 Don't forget that you have the PC /IMP packets that I gave you at the end of the school year.  These will be extremely helpful in practicing these verb tense skills.

To ensure success in mastering this skill,  consider the following:

-Set a deadline.  Review the textbook sequence of information in the unit and set a goal to learn the information by a set date.  

- Take some time to practice the concepts in this unit each day, little by little, until you have mastered them.

- Present yourself with a self-check:  Take a quizlet test to see if you've retained the vocabulary.  Try to conjugate for all subjects for the new verb conjugations.  Find  online activities that focus on these skills.  

- Check in with me.  Send me an email with practice sentences that you've written and/or recorded.  Send me a draft of your practice draft to the Presentational Writing Prompt.   Of course, feel free to ask me questions about content that you are having difficulty understanding.  Just please  remember to use my work email when you contact me!