29. Present Perfect Tense or Passe Compose
You have learned the present indicative so far, which expresses what happens, is happening, or does happen now; but if you want to say something happened, or has happened, you use the passé composé. The passé composé is used for actions that happened only once, a specified number of times or during a specified period of time, and as a result or consequence of another action. All you need to learn are the past participles of the verbs.
Regular Verbs: Formation of the Past Participle
Then conjugate avoir and add the past participle:
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J'ai aimé le concert.
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I liked the concert.
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Tu as habité ici ?
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You lived here?
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Il a répondu au téléphone.
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He answered (or has answered) the telephone.
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Nous avons fini le projet.
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We finished (or have finished) the project.
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Elles ont rempli les tasses.
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They filled (or have filled) the cups.
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To make it negative, put the ne and pas around the conjugated form of avoir.
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Je n'ai pas aimé le concert.
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I didn't like the concert.
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Il n'a pas répondu.
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He didn't answer (or hasn't answered).
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Elles n'ont pas rempli les tasses.
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They didn't fill (or haven't filled) the glasses.
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