Le plus-que-parfait – Free Exercise

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Exercise B1

Do we need to use avoir or être? Choose the correct form.

  1. Clément voyagé en avion.[Clément had travelled by plane.]|Voyager is conjugated using avoir.
  2. Mélanie et Léa acheté un cadeau.[Mélanie and Léa had bought a gift.]|Acheter is conjugated using avoir.
  3. Nous venus pour Noël.[We had come for Christmas.]|Venir is conjugated using être.
  4. Est-ce que vous entrés dans la maison?[Had you come into the house?]|Entrer is conjugated using être.
  5. Est-ce que tu t’ souvenu de lui?[Had you remembered him?]|Reflexive verbs are conjugated using être.

Complete the sentences using the correct plus-que-parfait form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. Lucas (vendre)   son vieux vélo.[Lucas had sold his old bicycle.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of vendre.|Vendre is an irregular verb.|See the list of irregular verbs.
  2. Patricia (rester)   chez Jean.[Patricia had stayed at Jean’s place.]|Imparfait form of être + past participle of rester.|-er verbs construct the past participle with é.|When using the être construction, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject.
  3. Madeleine et Guillaume (choisir)   ce chien.[Madeleine and Guillaume had picked this dog.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of choisir.|-ir verbs construct the past participle with i.
  4. Nous (rendre)   le DVD.[We had returned the DVD.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of rendre.|Rendre is an irregular verb.|See the list of irregular verbs.
  5. Vous (chercher)   des glaces.[You had been looking for ice cream.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of chercher.|-er-verbs construct the past participle with é.

Complete the sentences using the correct plus-que-parfait form of the verbs in brackets. Remember – not all verbs follow the typical conjugation rules.

  1. Est-ce qu'elles (aller)   déjà   dans ce restaurant?[Had they already been to this restaurant?]|Imparfait form of être + past participle of aller.|-er verbs construct the past participle using é.|In constructions using être, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject (elles → feminine plural).
  2. Ils (recevoir)   un e-mail.[They had received an e-mail.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of recevoir.|Recevoir is an irregular verb.
  3. Marc (vouloir)   une nouvelle voiture.[Marc had wanted a new car.]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of vouloir.|Vouloir is an irregular verb.
  4. Est-ce que tu (voir)   déjà   ce film?[Had you already seen this film?]|Imparfait form of avoir + past participle of voir.|Voir is an irregular verb.
  5. Juliette (descendre)   par les escaliers.[Juliette had gone down the stairs.]|Imparfait form of être + past participle of descendre.|Descendre is an irregular verb.|In constructions using être, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject (Juliette → feminine singular).