Le passé antérieur – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Regular verbs.

Complete the sentences with the passé antérieur form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Dès qu’elle (arrêter)   de fumer, Christine se sentit plus en forme.Verb avoir in passé simple, 3rd person singular + past participle of arrêterAs soon as she had stopped smoking, Christine felt better.
  2. Aussitôt que nous (sortir)   du musée, nous dépliâmes le plan de la ville pour organiser la suite de notre visite.Verb être in passé simple, 1st person singular + past participle of sortirAs soon as we had left the museum, we unfolded the map to plan the rest of our trip.
  3. Lorsqu’ils (vider)   leurs verres, ils se levèrent tous à l’unisson.Verb avoir in passé simple, 3rd person plural + past participle of viderAfter they had emptied their glasses, they stood up in unison.
  4. Après que les policiers (arriver)   la foule se dipersa.Verb être in passé simple, 3rd person plural + past participle of arriverAfter the police had arrived, the crowd dispersed.
  5. Dès que j’(apprendre)   la nouvelle je me mis en chemin.Verb avoir in passé simple, 1st person singular + past participle of apprendreAs soon as I had heard the news, I set off on my way.

Irregular verbs.

Complete the sentences with the passé antérieur of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Dès que j’(ouvrir)   la porte, l’alarme se déclencha.Verb avoir in passé simple, 1st person singular + past participle of ouvrir (irregular form → ouvert)As soon as I had opened the door, the alarm went off.
  2. Aussitôt qu’ils (découvrir)   l’épave, ils avertirent le garde-côte.Verb avoir in passé simple, 3rd person plural + past participle of découvrir (irregular form → découvert)As soon as they had found the wreckage, they called the coast gaurd.
  3. Lorsque nous (voir)   de quoi il s’agissait, nous vînmes chez vous pour vous raconter ce qu’il s’était passé.Verb avoir in passé simple, 1st person plural + past participle of voir (irregular form → vu)As soon as we saw what was going on, we came to your house to tell you what had happened.
  4. Quand elle (descendre)   , elle se rappela qu’elle n’avait pas éteint la lumière.Verb être in passé simple, 3rd person singular + past participle of descendre (irregular form → descendu)
    For verbs that are constructed using être, the participle agrees in gender and number with the subject → descendue (elle = feminine)    When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she remembered that she hadn’t turned off the light.
  5. Dès que vous (revenir)   de votre voyage, nous vînmes vous rendre visite.Verb être in passé simple, 2nd person plural + past participle of revenir (irregular form → revenu)
    For verbs that are constructed using être, the participle agrees in gender and number with the subject → revenus (vous = plural)    As soon as you had returned from your trip, we came to visit you.