French · Chapter 8 · Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

The passe compose with avoir

avoir + past participle. The default compound past, the regular participles -e / -i / -u, the three you must memorise (ete, eu, fait), and a flag that a small closed set of verbs takes etre instead.

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