Passé Simple

Question 1

Ending for “je” form (er)

Answer 1

ai

Question 2

Ending for “tu” form (er)

Answer 2

as

Question 3

Ending for “il/elle/on” form (er)

Answer 3

a

Question 4

Ending for “nous” form (er)

Answer 4

âmes

Question 5

Ending for “vous” form (er)

Answer 5

âtes

Question 6

Ending for “ils/elles” form (er)

Answer 6

èrent

Question 7

parler - nous form

Answer 7

parlâmes

Question 8

tirer - il/elle form

Answer 8

tira

Question 9

aller - ils/elles form

Answer 9

allèrent

Question 10

aimer - tu form

Answer 10

aimas

Question 11

adorer - vous form

Answer 11

adorâtes

Question 12

How do you form the Passé Simple?

Answer 12

1. Take off the “er/re/ir” from the infinitive
2. Add the ending corresponding to the subject

Question 13

Where do you most often see “le passé simple”?

Answer 13

• commonly found in French literature
• not used in everyday speech anymore
• authors may still use this tense to indicate the past