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Verbs in the Past Tense

What do ‘j’ai vendu’,’j’ai bu’ and ‘j’ai cassé’ mean? How would you say, ‘I bought’, ‘I drank’ or ‘I helped’?

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Verbs are the words we use to describe things we ‘do’. But how do we describe things we have already done? We use the past tense. In this quiz we look at how to use some French verbs in the past tense. It’s all good practice which will serve you well when it comes to those all-important tests and exams.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.

I drank

Je boirai

J'ai cassé

J'ai bu

Je casserai

Je boirai = I will drink
J'ai cassé = I broke
Je casserai = I will break

I bought

J'ai acheté

J'achèterai

J'ai vendu

Je vendrai

J'achèterai = I will buy
J'ai vendu = I sold
Je vendrai = I will sell

I watched

Je regarderai

J'ai vu

Je verrai

J'ai regardé

Je regarderai = I will watch
J'ai vu = I saw
Je verrai = I will see

I did / I made

J'ai fait

Je ferai

J'étais

Je serai

Je ferai = I will do
J'étais = I was
Je serai = I will be

I played

Je jouerai

J’ai joué

Je joue

Nous avons joué

Je jouerai = I will play
Je joue = I play
Nous avons joué = we played

I phoned

J'ai téléphoné

Je téléphone

Je téléphonerai

Nous avons téléphoné

Je téléphone = I phone
Je téléphonerai = I will phone
Nous avons téléphoné = we phoned

I helped

J'aiderai

J'ai aidé

J'ai lu

Je lirai

J'aiderai = I will help
J'ai lu = I read (past tense)
Je lirai = I will read

I listened

J'écouterai

J'ai chanté

Je chanterai

J'ai écouté

J'écouterai = I will listen
J'ai chanté = I sang
Je chanterai = I will sing

I ate

Je mangerai

Je mangé

J'ai mangé

Il a mangé

Je mangerai = I will eat
Je mangé = I eat
Il a mangé = he ate

10.

I worked

Je travaillerai

Je travaille

J'ai travaillé

Il travaille

Je travaillerai = I will work
Je travaille = I work
Il travaille = he works

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French

Author: Graeme Haw

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Verbs in the Past Tense

What do ‘j’ai vendu’,’j’ai bu’ and ‘j’ai cassé’ mean? How would you say, ‘I bought’, ‘I drank’ or ‘I helped’?

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