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There are two main past tenses in ordinary French: the passé composé (compound past) and the imparfait (imperfect).
The passé composé is used for narration of past events that occurred at a particular point in time. It is formed with two words--the present tense of the verb avoir (or, for some verbs, être), followed by the past participle (le participe passé) of the verb. For example:
J'ai acheté ce que vous m'avez vendu. -> I bought what you sold me.
Tu es rentré chez toi. -> You went home.
(Be aware that there are also other subtleties of forming this tense, such as the complex matter of agreement of the past participle, which I won't explain here.)
The imparfait is used for ongoing events that began in the past or for past habitual events, or for telling of past states of being rather than events. It is formed by taking the stem of the present "nous" form and adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. For example:
Chaque matin je me réveillais tôt. -> I woke up early each morning.
Qu'est-ce que vous disiez ? -> What were you saying?
There is also a past verb tense called the passé simple ("simple past" or "past historic") that is only used in writing. For -er verbs, it is formed by taking off the -er and adding -ai, -as, -a, -âmes, -âtes, -èrent. For other verbs, you take the stem (very often similar to the past participle, but there are many exceptions) and add -s, -s, -t, -^mes, -^tes, rent. (^ represents a circumflex over the last vowel in the stem) For example:
Elle entendit tout ce que nous dîmes. -> She heard everything we said.
"Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta" -> "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (movie title)
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How do you write can not in past tense?
The past tense of cannot is couldn't!!!
What is the homophone for the past tense of write?
Wrote is the past tense of write. Rote is a homophone for wrote.
What is the Conditional past tense of write?
The conditional past tense of "write" is "would have written."
What is the past tense of the French word est?
The past tense of the French word "est" is "était."
What is the past tense of the french verb jouer?
The past tense of the French verb "jouer" is "joué."
What is the present tense past tense and past particle of write?
Write is the present tense. The past tense is wrote, and the past participle is written.
What is the past tense and past participle of write?
Wrote is the past tense of write, and written is the past participle.
How do you write can not in past tense?
The past tense of cannot is couldn't!!!
What is the past tense of write?
The past tense of write is wrote.The past participle of write is written.
Is write a present tense or a Past tense?
I write - this is present tense. Past tense would be I wrote. However, the infinitive "to write" is always present tense. It must be accompanied with a present, future or past tense finite verb. I like to write I will like to write I liked to write
What is the homophone for the past tense of write?
Wrote is the past tense of write. Rote is a homophone for wrote.
What is the past perfect tense form of 'write'?
"Had written" is the past perfect tense of "write".
Is writ the past tense of write?
No. Wrote is the past tense
What is the Conditional past tense of write?
The conditional past tense of "write" is "would have written."
What is the past and future tense of write?
The past tense is wrote; the future tense is will write.
What is the past tense of the French word est?
The past tense of the French word "est" is "était."
What is the past tense of the french verb jouer?
The past tense of the French verb "jouer" is "joué."
