Episode 9 of the VERBcast includes further irregular verbs in the perfect tense.
On today's show
Today you'll learn how to conjugate mettre, dormir, écrire, dire, avoir and être in the perfect tense. All of these are "avoir" verbs - yes, even être!!!
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present:
j'écris un livre
tu dis "bonjour!"
il a un stylo
nous sommes super!
perfect:
j'ai écrit un livre
tu as dit "bonjour!"
il a eu un stylo
nous avons été super!
Posted by: gavin | April 27, 2006 at 06:03 PM
Congratulations on being first to post here Gavin, and on getting them all correct - well done!
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 06:15 PM
Salut!
* J'ai mis la table pour ma maman ce soir - I set the table for my Mum tonight.
* Nous avons ecrit a un college en France - We wrote to a school in France.
* Il a eu un accident a la patinoire - He had an accident in the ice rink.
* Elles ont ete tres paresseuses - They have been very lazy.
:)
Posted by: Alison | April 27, 2006 at 06:51 PM
J'ai dormi dans mon lit.
Tu as ecrit dans mon cahier.
J'ai eu beaucoups des devoirs. -I have had lots of homework.
Vous avez ete tres traivailleuse. - We have been very hard-working.
:-)
Posted by: Heather | April 27, 2006 at 08:53 PM
Il a écrit pour la journal.
Vous aves dors dans la maison.
Ta as eu une douché! (finalement!) - You have had a shower! (finally!)
J'ai été trés fatigué - I have been very tired.
Posted by: Tamsin | April 27, 2006 at 10:25 PM
J'ai mis mon sac ici.
Il a écrit une lettre pour moi.
J'ai eu un rhume. - I had a cold.
Ils ont été très stupide. - They have been very stupid.
Posted by: Andrea | April 27, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Well done Alison! Think I would say either 'maman' or 'ma mère', but otherwise great!
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:31 PM
Tu as écrit le travail.
Nous avons dormi dans la tente.
J'ai eu le dîner. - I have had dinner.
Il a été très bon. - He has been very good.
Posted by: Laurin | April 27, 2006 at 10:33 PM
Heather, watch your spelling! It should be 'travailleuse'. Also not sure what you mean - 'vous' would be 'you', and 'nous' would be 'we', but if there is more than one person the adjective would need to have an 's' at the end!
'Beaucoup' has no 's', and is always followed by 'de' - 'beaucoup de devoirs'.
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:35 PM
Tamsin - it's 'lE journal'.
It's 'vous aveZ', and the past participle is 'DORMI'.
It should of course be 'TU as eu une douche' (although 'pris' would be better), and if it's you who was tired it should be 'fatiguéE'. Hope this helps!
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:39 PM
Andrea, 'ils ont été très stupideS' - remember the agreement!
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Laurin, your verbs are fine, although I think I'd say 'j'ai mangé' (I have eaten), and I would also use 'sages' for 'good'.
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:45 PM
Laurin, sorry, I mean 'sage' since you have used 'il' - my mistake!!
Posted by: Vivien | April 27, 2006 at 10:46 PM
j'ai dors pour huit heures
tu as ecris une lettre
j'ai eu le diner- i have had my dinner
elle a ete tres fatigue- i have been very tired.
Posted by: Scott Mcglynn | November 05, 2006 at 09:58 PM