Lesson 1.1 — Le week-end dernier — Talking about the past (French A2)

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Two friends talk about what they did last weekend. Listen for verbs with « ai ».

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hieryesterday 🔊

le week-end dernierlast weekend 🔊

j'ai mangéI ate / I have eaten 🔊

j'ai regardéI watched 🔊

j'ai visitéI visited 🔊

qu'est-ce que tu as fait ?what did you do? 🔊

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« Le week-end dernier, j'ai visité un musée. » 🔊

Last weekend, I visited a museum.

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Qu'est-ce que tu as fait le week-end dernier ? 🔊What did you do last weekend?

J'ai visité un musée et j'ai mangé au restaurant. 🔊I visited a museum and ate at a restaurant.

Super ! Moi, j'ai regardé un film à la maison. 🔊Great! Me, I watched a film at home.

Tu as aimé le film ? 🔊Did you like the film?

Oui, beaucoup ! 🔊Yes, a lot!

Grammar in focus · le passé composé

To talk about the past, use « avoir » in the present + a past participle: j'ai mangé, tu as regardé. For -er verbs the participle ends in -é.

Write 2–3 sentences about what you did last weekend using the passé composé.

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Tip for this task
Bien ! Use « j'ai » + past participle (-é): « j'ai mangé », « j'ai regardé ».

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1. “I watched” in French is…

2. The passé composé uses avoir + …

3. « hier » means…

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