Writing Verbs In The Past Tense

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Step one: Conjugate avoir to match the subject
Step two: Find the verb and chop off the ending (ER,IR,RE)
Step three: Put on the correct past tense ending (é, i or u)
AVOIR
J'ai
Tu as
Il a
Elle a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils ont
Elles ont

Writing Verbs In The Past Tense - Quiz

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  • 2. 

    Nous / allonger

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Nous avons allongé." The verb "allonger" means "to lengthen" or "to extend" in English. In this sentence, the subject "nous" (we) is performing the action of "allonger" in the past tense. The correct conjugation of the verb in the past tense for the subject "nous" is "avons allongé." The repetition of the correct answer is likely a formatting error.

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  • 3. 

    Je / ajouter

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "J'ai ajouté." This is the correct form of the verb "ajouter" in the first person singular form in the past tense. The other options are incorrect because they either have incorrect verb forms or incorrect capitalization.

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  • 4. 

    Tu / baisser

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Tu as baissé." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "baisser" in the second person singular form (tu). The verb "baisser" means "to lower" or "to decrease" in English.

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  • 5. 

    Ils / cocher

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Ils ont coché." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "cocher" in the third person plural form "ils" in the passé composé tense.

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  • 6. 

    Il / favoriser

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Il a favorisé." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "favoriser" in the third person singular form in the past tense. The subject "il" refers to a male singular noun or pronoun, and the verb is correctly conjugated with the auxiliary verb "avoir" in the past tense.

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  • 7. 

    Nous / assaisonner

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Nous avons assaisonné." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "assaisonner" in the past tense for the subject "nous" (we). The other options, "Nous avons assaisonné" and "nous avons assaisonné," are incorrect because they are missing capitalization of the subject pronoun "Nous."

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  • 8. 

    Je / critiquer

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "J'ai critiqué." This is the correct form of the verb "critiquer" in the first person singular in the past tense. The subject "Je" is replaced by "J'ai" to indicate that the action of criticizing has been completed in the past. The repetition of "j'ai critiqué" in the answer options is likely a formatting error or duplication.

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  • 9. 

    Vous / nourrir

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Vous avez nourri." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "nourrir" in the second person plural form in the past tense. The subject "vous" indicates that the action of feeding was performed by multiple people, and the auxiliary verb "avez" is used with the past participle "nourri" to form the compound past tense. The repetition of "vous avez nourri" and "vous avez nourri" is likely a mistake or redundancy.

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  • 10. 

    Il / garer

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Il a garé." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "garer" in the third person singular form in the passé composé tense. The subject "il" refers to a male singular person, and the verb "garé" agrees with this subject. The other options, "Il a garé" and "il a garé," are incorrect as they do not follow the correct conjugation pattern.

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  • 11. 

    Elles / battre

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Elles ont battu." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "battre" in the third person plural form. The subject pronoun "Elles" indicates that the action of beating is being performed by a group of females. The verb is conjugated in the past tense, indicated by the auxiliary verb "ont" followed by the past participle "battu." The other options, "Elles ont battu" and "elles ont battu," are incorrect due to capitalization errors.

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  • 12. 

    Elle / entendre

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Elle a entendu." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "entendre" in the passé composé tense for the subject "elle" (she). The verb "entendre" means "to hear" in English.

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    Elles / garder

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "Elles ont gardé." This is the correct conjugation of the verb "garder" in the passé composé tense for the subject "elles." The verb "garder" means "to keep" or "to guard."

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