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Passé composé with avoir

You tell what happened with avoir + past participle: j'ai mangé, nous avons fini, ils ont pris. Just like have + past participle in English.

First stage of secondary school13 to 15 yearsDraft: Not yet checked by a French teacher.

Why

After the holidays your French teacher asks: Qu'est-ce que tu as fait pendant les vacances ? How do you tell what you did?

You answer in the passé composé: J'ai visité Paris. J'ai mangé des crêpes. Nous avons vu la tour Eiffel. It is the tense French speakers use to tell what happened.

You already know the pattern from English: I have eaten. In French it is j'ai mangé. You only need avoir and the right participle.

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