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Success In French Grammar - The Present Perfect (Past) Tense

Learn French grammar in the present perfect or past tense to manipulate sentences into questions and into the negative, gaining fluency in the language. Read more.

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11h 29m

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • School students looking to master French grammar
  • University students needing to brush up on the present perfect tense in French
  • Students looking to achieve a better level of fluency in French

What you’ll learn: 

  • How to form the present perfect tense (aka the past tense) in French
  • How to make this tense negative
  • How to form questions (positive and negative) in the past tense
  • We’ll look at all the irregular verbs and their past participles in French
  • We’ll tackle a group of verbs called the “Verbs of Movement” and meet a lady called Mrs Van der Tramp

Requirements: 

  • You should be familiar with the French language, but there are no specific prerequisites as everything is explained in detail

Learn to manipulate the French language to allow you to say whatever you want.

The present perfect tense is a tense you can use to talk about the past. It’s made up of two parts and, in English, it looks like this:
“I have eaten”
“Have you seen Marie”
“We haven’t spoken to Pierre”
“Haven’t they finished?”

With this course, you’ll learn exactly how to use this tense in French.

You’ll learn how to form this tense and manipulate it into the negative and also into questions. We’ll look at regular and irregular verbs as well as the verbs of movement.

With over 2,300 practice exercises, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to master this tense.

Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned the present perfect tense in French grammar.
 
10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.
 
Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction And Lesson 1
Introduction 00:00:00
Lesson 1 00:00:00
Section 2 - Lesson 2
Lesson 2a 00:00:00
Lesson 2b 00:00:00
Lesson 2c 00:00:00
Lesson 2d 00:00:00
Section 3 - Lesson 3
Lesson 3a 00:00:00
Lesson 4a 00:00:00
Lesson 3b 00:00:00
Lesson 4b 00:00:00
Lesson 3c 00:00:00
Lesson 4c 00:00:00
Lesson 4d 00:00:00
Lesson 4e 00:00:00
Lesson 4f 00:00:00
Lesson 4g 00:00:00
Lesson 4h 00:00:00
Lesson 4i 00:00:00
Lesson 4j 00:00:00
Lesson 4l 00:00:00
Lesson 4m 00:00:00
Lesson 4n 00:00:00
Section 5 - Lesson 5
Lesson 5a 00:00:00
Lesson 5b 00:00:00
Lesson 5c 00:00:00
Lesson 5d 00:00:00
Lesson 5e 00:00:00
Lesson 5f 00:00:00
Lesson 5g 00:00:00
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Lesson 5r 00:00:00
Section 6 - Lesson 6
Lesson 6a 00:00:00
Lesson 6b 00:00:00
Lesson 6c 00:00:00
Lesson 6d 00:00:00
Lesson 6e 00:00:00
Section 7 - Lesson 7
Lesson 7a 00:00:00
Lesson 7b 00:00:00
Lesson 7c 00:00:00
Lesson 7d 00:00:00
Lesson 7e 00:00:00
Lesson 7f 00:00:00
Lesson 7g 00:00:00
Lesson 7h 00:00:00
Lesson 7i 00:00:00
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Section 8 - Lesson 8
Lesson 8a 00:00:00
Lesson 8b 00:00:00
Lesson 8c 00:00:00
Lesson 8d 00:00:00
Section 9 - Lesson 9
Lesson 9a 00:00:00
Lesson 9b 00:00:00
Lesson 9c 00:00:00
Lesson 9d 00:00:00
Lesson 9e 00:00:00
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Lesson 9w 00:00:00
Lesson 9x 00:00:00
Section 10 - Lesson 10
Lesson 10a 00:00:00
Lesson 10b 00:00:00
Lesson 10c 00:00:00
Lesson 10d 00:00:00
Lesson 10e 00:00:00
Lesson 10f 00:00:00
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Lesson 10p 00:00:00
Lesson 10q 00:00:00
Lesson 10r 00:00:00
Section 11 - Lesson 11
Lesson 11a 00:00:00
Lesson 11b 00:00:00
Lesson 11c 00:00:00
Lesson 11d 00:00:00
Lesson 11e 00:00:00
Lesson 11f 00:00:00
Lesson 11g 00:00:00
Section 12 - Lesson 12
Lesson 12a 00:00:00
Lesson 12b 00:00:00
Lesson 12c 00:00:00
Lesson 12d 00:00:00
Lesson 12e 00:00:00
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Section 13 - Lesson 13
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Lesson 13b 00:00:00
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Lesson 13d 00:00:00
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Lesson 13q 00:00:00
Lesson 13r 00:00:00
Section 14 - Lesson 14
Lesson 14a 00:00:00
Lesson 14b 00:00:00
Lesson 14c 00:00:00
Lesson 14d 00:00:00
Lesson 14e 00:00:00
Lesson 14f 00:00:00
Lesson 14g 00:00:00
Section 15 - Lesson 15
Lesson 15a 00:00:00
Lesson 15b 00:00:00
Lesson 15c 00:00:00
Lesson 15d 00:00:00
Lesson 15e 00:00:00
Lesson 15f 00:00:00
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Section 16 - Lesson 16
Lesson 16a 00:00:00
Lesson 16b 00:00:00
Lesson 16c 00:00:00
Lesson 16d 00:00:00
Lesson 16e 00:00:00
Lesson 16f 00:00:00
Lesson 16g 00:00:00
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Lesson 16o 00:00:00
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Section 17 - Lesson 17
Lesson 17a 00:00:00
Lesson 17b 00:00:00
Lesson 17c 00:00:00
Lesson 17d 00:00:00
Lesson 17e 00:00:00
Lesson 17f 00:00:00
Lesson 17g 00:00:00
Section 18 - Lesson 18
Lesson 18a 00:00:00
Lesson 18b 00:00:00
Lesson 18c 00:00:00
Lesson 18d 00:00:00
Lesson 18e 00:00:00
Lesson 18f 00:00:00
Lesson 18g 00:00:00
Lesson 18h 00:00:00
Lesson 18i 00:00:00
Lesson 18j 00:00:00
Lesson 18k 00:00:00
Lesson 18l 00:00:00
Lesson 18m 00:00:00
Lesson 18n 00:00:00
Lesson 18o 00:00:00
Lesson 18p 00:00:00
Section 19 - Lesson 19
Lesson 19a 00:00:00
Section 20 - Lesson 20
Lesson 20a 00:00:00
Lesson 20b 00:00:00
Lesson 20c 00:00:00
Lesson 20d 00:00:00
Lesson 20e 00:00:00
Lesson 20f 00:00:00
Lesson 20g 00:00:00
Lesson 20h 00:00:00
Lesson 20i 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • School students looking to master French grammar
  • University students needing to brush up on the present perfect tense in French
  • Students looking to achieve a better level of fluency in French

What you’ll learn: 

  • How to form the present perfect tense (aka the past tense) in French
  • How to make this tense negative
  • How to form questions (positive and negative) in the past tense
  • We’ll look at all the irregular verbs and their past participles in French
  • We’ll tackle a group of verbs called the “Verbs of Movement” and meet a lady called Mrs Van der Tramp

Requirements: 

  • You should be familiar with the French language, but there are no specific prerequisites as everything is explained in detail

Learn to manipulate the French language to allow you to say whatever you want.

The present perfect tense is a tense you can use to talk about the past. It’s made up of two parts and, in English, it looks like this:
“I have eaten”
“Have you seen Marie”
“We haven’t spoken to Pierre”
“Haven’t they finished?”

With this course, you’ll learn exactly how to use this tense in French.

You’ll learn how to form this tense and manipulate it into the negative and also into questions. We’ll look at regular and irregular verbs as well as the verbs of movement.

With over 2,300 practice exercises, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to master this tense.

Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned the present perfect tense in French grammar.
 
10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.
 
Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction And Lesson 1
Introduction 00:00:00
Lesson 1 00:00:00
Section 2 - Lesson 2
Lesson 2a 00:00:00
Lesson 2b 00:00:00
Lesson 2c 00:00:00
Lesson 2d 00:00:00
Section 3 - Lesson 3
Lesson 3a 00:00:00
Lesson 4a 00:00:00
Lesson 3b 00:00:00
Lesson 4b 00:00:00
Lesson 3c 00:00:00
Lesson 4c 00:00:00
Lesson 4d 00:00:00
Lesson 4e 00:00:00
Lesson 4f 00:00:00
Lesson 4g 00:00:00
Lesson 4h 00:00:00
Lesson 4i 00:00:00
Lesson 4j 00:00:00
Lesson 4l 00:00:00
Lesson 4m 00:00:00
Lesson 4n 00:00:00
Section 5 - Lesson 5
Lesson 5a 00:00:00
Lesson 5b 00:00:00
Lesson 5c 00:00:00
Lesson 5d 00:00:00
Lesson 5e 00:00:00
Lesson 5f 00:00:00
Lesson 5g 00:00:00
Lesson 5h 00:00:00
Lesson 5i 00:00:00
Lesson 5j 00:00:00
Lesson 5k 00:00:00
Lesson 5l 00:00:00
Lesson 5m 00:00:00
Lesson 5n 00:00:00
Lesson 5o 00:00:00
Lesson 5p 00:00:00
Lesson 5q 00:00:00
Lesson 5r 00:00:00
Section 6 - Lesson 6
Lesson 6a 00:00:00
Lesson 6b 00:00:00
Lesson 6c 00:00:00
Lesson 6d 00:00:00
Lesson 6e 00:00:00
Section 7 - Lesson 7
Lesson 7a 00:00:00
Lesson 7b 00:00:00
Lesson 7c 00:00:00
Lesson 7d 00:00:00
Lesson 7e 00:00:00
Lesson 7f 00:00:00
Lesson 7g 00:00:00
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Lesson 7i 00:00:00
Lesson 7j 00:00:00
Section 8 - Lesson 8
Lesson 8a 00:00:00
Lesson 8b 00:00:00
Lesson 8c 00:00:00
Lesson 8d 00:00:00
Section 9 - Lesson 9
Lesson 9a 00:00:00
Lesson 9b 00:00:00
Lesson 9c 00:00:00
Lesson 9d 00:00:00
Lesson 9e 00:00:00
Lesson 9f 00:00:00
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Lesson 9q 00:00:00
Lesson 9r 00:00:00
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Lesson 9t 00:00:00
Lesson 9u 00:00:00
Lesson 9v 00:00:00
Lesson 9w 00:00:00
Lesson 9x 00:00:00
Section 10 - Lesson 10
Lesson 10a 00:00:00
Lesson 10b 00:00:00
Lesson 10c 00:00:00
Lesson 10d 00:00:00
Lesson 10e 00:00:00
Lesson 10f 00:00:00
Lesson 10g 00:00:00
Lesson 10h 00:00:00
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Lesson 10n 00:00:00
Lesson 10o 00:00:00
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Lesson 10q 00:00:00
Lesson 10r 00:00:00
Section 11 - Lesson 11
Lesson 11a 00:00:00
Lesson 11b 00:00:00
Lesson 11c 00:00:00
Lesson 11d 00:00:00
Lesson 11e 00:00:00
Lesson 11f 00:00:00
Lesson 11g 00:00:00
Section 12 - Lesson 12
Lesson 12a 00:00:00
Lesson 12b 00:00:00
Lesson 12c 00:00:00
Lesson 12d 00:00:00
Lesson 12e 00:00:00
Lesson 12f 00:00:00
Lesson 12g 00:00:00
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Lesson 12t 00:00:00
Lesson 12u 00:00:00
Lesson 12v 00:00:00
Lesson 12w 00:00:00
Lesson 12x 00:00:00
Section 13 - Lesson 13
Lesson 13a 00:00:00
Lesson 13b 00:00:00
Lesson 13c 00:00:00
Lesson 13d 00:00:00
Lesson 13e 00:00:00
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Lesson 13o 00:00:00
Lesson 13p 00:00:00
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Section 14 - Lesson 14
Lesson 14a 00:00:00
Lesson 14b 00:00:00
Lesson 14c 00:00:00
Lesson 14d 00:00:00
Lesson 14e 00:00:00
Lesson 14f 00:00:00
Lesson 14g 00:00:00
Section 15 - Lesson 15
Lesson 15a 00:00:00
Lesson 15b 00:00:00
Lesson 15c 00:00:00
Lesson 15d 00:00:00
Lesson 15e 00:00:00
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Lesson 15g 00:00:00
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Lesson 15t 00:00:00
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Lesson 15v 00:00:00
Lesson 15w 00:00:00
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Section 16 - Lesson 16
Lesson 16a 00:00:00
Lesson 16b 00:00:00
Lesson 16c 00:00:00
Lesson 16d 00:00:00
Lesson 16e 00:00:00
Lesson 16f 00:00:00
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Lesson 16r 00:00:00
Section 17 - Lesson 17
Lesson 17a 00:00:00
Lesson 17b 00:00:00
Lesson 17c 00:00:00
Lesson 17d 00:00:00
Lesson 17e 00:00:00
Lesson 17f 00:00:00
Lesson 17g 00:00:00
Section 18 - Lesson 18
Lesson 18a 00:00:00
Lesson 18b 00:00:00
Lesson 18c 00:00:00
Lesson 18d 00:00:00
Lesson 18e 00:00:00
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Section 19 - Lesson 19
Lesson 19a 00:00:00
Section 20 - Lesson 20
Lesson 20a 00:00:00
Lesson 20b 00:00:00
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