| A | B |
|---|
| passé simple | a literary/ historical past tense that translates like the passé composé |
| -RE & -IR verbs | drop the last two letters of their infinitives and add the same endings |
| -RE & -IR endings: je/tu | is |
| -RE & -IR endings: il/elle/on | it |
| -RE & -IR endings: nous | îmes |
| -RE & -IR endings: vous | îtes |
| -RE & -IR endings: ils/ elles | irent |
| -ER verbs | drop the -ER and add endings |
| -ER verbs: je | ai |
| -ER verbs: tu | as |
| -ER verbs: il/elle | a |
| -ER verbs: nous | âmes |
| -ER verbs: vous | âtes |
| -ER verbs: ils/ elles | èrent |
| verbs using the past participle: | bu,eu, connu, couru, du, lu, pu;reçu; voulu; vécu |
| past participle (passé simple) endings | -s; -s; -t; ûmes; ûtes; urent |
| other irregular passé simple stems: | construis; d;écriv;f; naqu;vi |
| irregular passé simple stems' endings: | -is; is; it; îmes; îtes; irent |
| venir; devenir; tenir passé simple patterns | like venir: vins; vins; vint; vînmes; vîtes; virent |
| voir passé simple forms: | vis;vis; vit; vîmes; vîtes; virent |
