Past

amusant/amusante = fun/ funny à mon avis… = In my opinion… The past tense can be categorised into 2
hier = yesterday
beau/belle = beautiful je trouve… = I find… groups
la semaine dernière = last week
ennuyeux/ennuyeuse = boring je pense que c’est… = I think it is…
l’année dernière = last year
fatigant/fatigante = tiring j‘aime… = I like…
il y a deux mois = two months ago
facile = easy je n’aime pas = I don’t like…
Present j’ai mangé… = I ate…
fantastique = fantastic j‘adore… = I love…
maintenant = now tu as mangé… = you ate…
génial/géniale = brilliant je déteste… = I hate…
aujourd’hui = today il a mangé… = he ate…
idéal/idéale = ideal
cette semaine = this week elle a mangé… = she ate…
important/importante = important
lundi = on Monday nous avons mangé… = we ate…
intéressant/intéressante = interesting c’est = it is…
joli/jolie = pretty c‘était… = it was… Future ils ont mangé.. = they ate… (masc)
laid/laide = ugly ce sera = it will be… demain = tomorrow elles ont mangé… = they ate…(fem)
paresseux/paresseuse = lazy ce serait… = it would be… la semaine prochaine = next week
passionnant/passionnante = exciting l‘année prochaine = next year Some other avoir verbs in the past tense:
tranquille = quiet dans l’avenir = in the future regardé = watched
bu = drank
fait = made/did
écouté = listened
vu = saw
et = and
acheté = bought
ou = or
lu = read
mais = but visité = visited
parce que = because
car = because -er verbs (regarder) -ir verbs (choisir)
cependant = however je regarde = I watch je choisis = I choose je suis allé(e)… = I went…
donc = therefore/so tu regardes = you watch tu choisis = you choose tu es allé(e)… = you went…
aussi = also il regarde = he watches il choisit = he chooses il est allé… = he went…
en outre = moreover elle regarde = she watches elle choisit = she chooses elle est allée… = she went…
ni…ni… = neither…nor… nous regardons = we watch nous choisissons = we choose nous sommes allé(e)s… = we went…
ils regardent = they watch (m) ils choisissent = they choose (m) ils sont allés… = they went…(masc)
elles regardent = they watch (f) elles choisissent = they choose (f) elles sont allées… = they went…(fem)

(in place of ‘jouer’, any infinitive can be used) -re verbs (vendre) avoir (to have) être (to be) Some other être verbs in the past tense:
je vais jouer… = I will play… je vends = I sell j’ai = I have je suis = I am arrivé = arrived
tu vas jouer… = you will play… tu vends = you sell tu as = you have tu es = you are sorti = went out
il va jouer… = he will play… il vend = he sells il a = he has il est = he is parti = left
elle va jouer… = she will play… elle vend = she sells elle a = she has elle est = she is
nous allons jouer… = we will play… nous vendons = we sell nous avons= we have nous sommes = we are NB add e to verbs if feminine and s if
[Type here] ils vendent = they sell ils ont = they have ils sont (m) = they are
ils vont jouer…(masc) = they will play… plural
elles vont jouer… (fem) = they will play… elles vendent = they sell elles ont = they have elles sont (f) = they are