Perfect Tense – What DID you do ?

had      avoir             to   have         eu
         *aller            to   go
         aimer             to   like
         adorer            to   love
bought   acheter           to   buy          acheté
         boire             to   drink
         chanter           to   sing
         danser            to   dance
         détester          to   hate
         donner            to   give
         écouter           to   listen
         écrire            to   write
was      être              to   be           été
did      faire             to   do/make      fait
         habiter           to   live
         jouer             to   play
         lire              to   read
         manger            to   eat
put      mettre            to   put(on)      mis
         nager             to   swim
         parler            to   talk
         penser            to   think
         regarder          to   watch
         *sortir           to   go out
         trouver           to   find


           *denotes that the verb takes être
         as the auxilary verb in the PAST tense

Vital Verbs Past Perfect Tense

  • 1.
    Perfect Tense –What DID you do ? had avoir to have eu *aller to go aimer to like adorer to love bought acheter to buy acheté boire to drink chanter to sing danser to dance détester to hate donner to give écouter to listen écrire to write was être to be été did faire to do/make fait habiter to live jouer to play lire to read manger to eat put mettre to put(on) mis nager to swim parler to talk penser to think regarder to watch *sortir to go out trouver to find *denotes that the verb takes être as the auxilary verb in the PAST tense