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D - Passé simple

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What is the passé simple used for?past tense in formal writing
How do you form the passé simple?Drop the -er, -ir, or -re endings and add their PS endings
-ER verb endings in PSai, as, a, a(ê)mes, a(ê)tes, érent
-IR and -RE verb endings in PSis, is, it, i(ê)mes, i(ê)tes, irent
when there's a cer verbuse a ç before the a
when theres a ger verbadd an e before the a
mettremit
prendreprit
conquérirconquit
diredit
s'asseoirs'assit
rirerit
souriresourit
avoireut
boirebut
connaitreconnut
courircourut
croirecrut
devoirdut
lirelut
plaireplut
pouvoirput
recevoirreçut
savoirsut
vivrevécut
vouloirvoulut
falloirfallut
pleuvoirplut
valoirvalut
êtrefut
mourirmourut
voirvit
fairefit
écrireécrivit
conduireconduisit
traduiretraduisit
vaincrevainquit
naitrenaquit
craindrecragnit
peindrepeignit
rejoindrerejoignit
tenirtint
venirvint
devenirdevint
irregular verb endingsus, us, ut, u(ê)mes, u(ê)tes, urent, endings of re/ir verbs, ins, ins, int, i(ê)nmes, i(ê)ntes, inrent


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