parler passé composé conjugation
Parler (to speak/talk) in the passé composé: ai parlé, as parlé, a parlé, avons parlé, avez parlé, ont parlé.
Passé composé Compound past
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the passé composé
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How it is formed
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
Parler is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Passé composé: avoir or être?
Parler in a sentence
- Je parle anglais et français.I speak English and French.
- Nous avons parlé pendant des heures.We talked for hours.
Regular -er verb; use 'parler de' for topics, 'parler à' for people.
FAQ
What is the passé composé of parler?
Parler in the French passé composé: j' ai parlé, tu as parlé, il/elle/on a parlé, nous avons parlé, vous avez parlé, ils/elles ont parlé.
Is parler irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé parler takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai parlé follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French passé composé?
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How is the passé composé formed?
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
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