Grammer Year 9

• If de comes before le they become du

   E.G. A côté du cinéma - Next to the cinema

• If de comes before la they become de la E.G. En face de la piscine - Opposite the swimming pool

• If de  comes before  l' they become de l' E.G. en face de l'hopital - opposite the hospital

• If de comes before les they become des E.G. prés des toilettes - Near the toilets

There are 2 parts to this tense:

1. The auxilary verb (part of the verb Avoir or Être)

2. The Past Participle (P.P)

Forming The P.P Of Regular Verbs

For -er verbs, take off the -er and add -é --> e.g. Regarder = J'ai regardé

For -ir verbs, take off -ir and add -i --> e.g. Finir = J'ai fini

For -re verbs, take off the -re and add -u --> e.g. attendre = J'ai attendu

The P.P Of Irregular Verbs

Avoir --> to have -->Eu

Boire --> to drink -->Bu

Écrire --> to write --> Écrit

Faire --> to do --> Fait

Lire --> to read --> Lu

Prendre --> to take --> Pris

Savoir --> to know --> Su

Voir --> to see --> Vu