How to Conjugate French Verbs into Passe Compose

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Replace -er with é.. Remove the r from -ir verbs.. Exchange a -re ending with a u.

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1

Replace -er with é.

Step 1

Replace -er with é.

2

Remove the r from -ir verbs.

Step 2

Remove the r from -ir verbs.

3

Exchange a -re ending with a u.

Step 3

Exchange a -re ending with a u.

4

Memorize irregular verbs.

Step 4

Memorize irregular verbs.

5

Use avoir for passé composé in most cases.

Step 5

Use avoir for passé composé in most cases.

6

Conjugate avoir in the present tense.

Step 6

Conjugate avoir in the present tense.

7

Combine avoir with the correct past participle.

Step 7

Combine avoir with the correct past participle.

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Use être (to be) for passé composé with reflexive verbs.

Step 8

Use être (to be) for passé composé with reflexive verbs.

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Add the appropriate reflexive pronoun.

Step 9

Add the appropriate reflexive pronoun.

10

Conjugate être in the present tense.

Step 10

Conjugate être in the present tense.

11

Combine être with the correct past participle.

Step 11

Combine être with the correct past participle.

12

Adjust the past participle to agree with the subject.

Step 12

Adjust the past participle to agree with the subject.

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Try a mnemonic device to memorize verbs that use être.

Step 13

Try a mnemonic device to memorize verbs that use être.

14

Invert the helper verb to ask a question.

Step 14

Invert the helper verb to ask a question.

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Place object pronouns between the subject and the helper verb.

Step 15

Place object pronouns between the subject and the helper verb.

16

Form negatives around the helper verb.

Step 16

Form negatives around the helper verb.

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Keep être and the reflexive pronoun together with negatives.

Step 17

Keep être and the reflexive pronoun together with negatives.

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