Unlocking the Past: The Passé Composé in French

Imagine you want to tell a French friend what you did last weekend — you went to the park, you ate pizza, you watched a film. In English, you simply add '-ed' to most verbs. French has its own elegant system for this. Here is a clue: the French past tense is actually built from TWO words, not one. Can you guess what those two parts might be? Before we dive in, quickly recall: what are the French pronouns? Run through them in your head — je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles. You will need all of them today.