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French A2: Everyday Fluency

Lesson 1 of 94

Your mission

Tell someone what you did, choosing avoir or être and making the participle agree.

You should be able to do this from memory, without a hint, in a familiar situation.

  • A2
  • About 12 minutes
  1. 01Learn5 activities

Activity 01 · Orientation

Build the idea

Start with the essential idea and connect it to language you can use.

The passé composé is how French talks about finished events. It's built from two pieces — a helper verb and a past participle — and choosing the right helper is the whole game.

Get this and you can suddenly describe your entire life instead of only your present moment.