Ecrivez le passé compose ou l'imparfait du verbe pour completer chaque phrase

Conjugate the verb in passé compose or imparfait

Jouer 1. Nous______ au baseball tous les etes

Recevoir 2. Elle _____ un chien pour son troisieme anniversaire.

Prendre 3. Nous _____ toujours l'autobus a l'ecole.

Faire 4. Il _____ ses premiers pas a l'age de 12 mois.

Commencer 5. Mes petits cousins______ l'école cette année

Écrire 6. Quand j'étais petit j'________ des histoires

Obéir 7. À l'école primaire est-ce que tu ______ toujours aux profs

Apprendre 8. Quand ma sœur ________ à lire elle était très fière

Se battre 9. Est-ce que vous _______ souvent avec vos camarades

Déménager 10. Quand j'avais huit ans nous_______ à Calgary

Se cacher 11. Tous les soirs à l'heure du coucher mon frère

Neiger 12. Quand il ____ nous faisons des bonshommes de neige

Voir 13. Quelle a été ta réaction quand tu_____ ton premier film d'horreur?

Se fâcher 14. Quand mes petites sœurs ont cassé la fenêtre de la cuisine maman__________

Please help me I will really appreciate it. :)

Thanks for the compliment -- but my two years of college French taken in the Dark Ages isn't enough to help you.

I'll send this to our French expert, SraJMcGin.

Please post your answers for Sra to check.

I only have a couple answers:

1. Jouions
2. A recu
3. Prennions
4. A fait
5. Ont commence
6. Jai ecris

I think these are wrong and I don't know the rest, please help:)

Let's begin with the difference between l'imparfait and le passé composé and how to conjugate each.

L'imparfait has these endings for an -er verb: parler = je parlais, tu parlais, il/elle/on parlait, nous parlions, vous parliez, ils/elles parlaient. For an -ir verb: finir = je finissais, tu finissais, il/elle/on finissait, nous finissions, vous finissiez, ils/elles finissaient. For an -re verb: répondre = je répondais, tu répondais, il/elle répondait, nous répondions, vous répondiez, ils/elles répondaient. It translates like I WAS finishING, I USED TO finish, I finishED. It is concentrating on the "middle" of an action. You don't know when it began nor if it even ended.
Le passé composé has these endings when conjugated with avoir = j'ai parlé, j'ai fini, j'ai répondu. When you get to the verbs conjugated with être, let me know for there is an easy way to remember them. It translates: I HAVE spokeN, I DID speak, I spoke. This is concentrating on something that had a beginning, a middle and an END. It is over and done with.
At the moment, I have not gone over the irregular past participles, but when you are ready, I'll give you a list.
With the passé composé if you do not put the necessary accents on the past participle, it is WRONG.
Now, let's look at what you have done.

1. If that last word is "summer" it requires accent marks = étés. Because it says EVERY summer, it is repeated action and the imperfect. You got it! jouions
2. troisième requires an accent mark. IF you don't know how to do them with the comptuter, I need to know 2 things: 1) do you have a PC or a Mac and 2) do you have Windows or not.
Elle a reçu (irregular past participle but it must have the cédille = ç
3. à l'école = 2 accents missing. Because it says "toujours" it is repeated action and again the imperfect. The BASE for the imperfect is the NOUS form (prenons) so note only one "n" = prenions
4. à l'âge = 2 accents missing. Because it says at what age, it is over and done with using the passé composé = a fait (correct!))
5. good! You got 2 accent marks but missed the one on the past participle = ont commencé
6. almost! j'ai écrit (irregular past participle)
7. tu as obéi (regular -ir past participle)
8. a appris (irregular past participle, like prendre)
9. vous vous êtes battu (all Reflexive Verbs all use être with the passé composé. We have no way to know if this "vous" is singular and formal or plural, so I gave you the singular formal form. (the plural would have an "s" on the past participle = vous vous être battus)
10. nous avons déménagé
11. Repeated action (tous les soirs) and l'imparfait = se cachait
12. This could be tricky because only the speaker could decide if it's imperfect (when it was snowing, we used to) or passé composé = when it DID snow, we used to...) but I'll use l'imparfait for parellel action = il neigeait (-ger verbs add "e" before the ending because of pronunciation ("" vs "j'ai" to keep the soft g sound of the infinitive)
13. tu as vu

Now I see you HAVE had irregular past participles AND verbs using être in the passé composé.

Irregular past participles: (you just have to memorize them!)
asseoir (assis) / avoir (eu)/ boire (bu)/ conduire (conduit)/ connaître (connu)/ courir (couru)/ craindre (craint)/ croire (cru)/ devoir (dû, due, dus, dues (when used as adjective)/ dire (dit)/ écrire (écrit)/ être (été)/ faire (fait)/ falloir (fallu)/ lire (lu)/ mettre (mis)/ ouvrir (ouvert)/ plaire (plu)/ pleuvoir (plu)/ pouvoir (pu)/ prendre )pris)/ recevoir (reçu)/ rire (ri)/ savoir (su)/ suivre (suivi)/ taire (tu)/ tenir (tenu)/ valoir (valu)/ vivre (vécu)/ voir (vu)/ vouloir (voulu)

Verbs that use être in the passé composé are verbs of motion (coming, going, going up or down or out, etc.)
The mneumonic to help remember them = Dr&Mrs Vandertramp (16) The first letter is the "cue" = descendre / revenir / mourir / retourner / sortir / venir / aller / naître / devenir / entrer / rentrer / tomber / rester / arriver / monter / partir
OR combine them with "opposites" when you can:
aller & venir / arriver & partir / entrer ( sortir / monter & descendre / revenir retourner, rentrer / tomber, rester, devenir / naître & mourir

There is a great drawing called "the House of Être" so maybe you can draw it.

*The only other verb is "passer" when it means "to go by for someone = to pick them up)

Like adjectives, past participles conjugated with être agree in gender (masc., fem) and number (sing/pl) with the subject.

In the passé composé, the present of avoir or être is treated as the main verb and so in the negative or interrogartive, the auxiliary (helping) verb is made negative or interrogative: Elles ne sont pas descendues / a-t-il plu?

Well, that is a great deal to absorb so I will flag this to come back later to answer any questions you might have.

Often I do not get back to the computer in the evening, so I did not see this request until just now.

Sra (aka Mme)

Thank you so much for the help, I really appreciate it:) I understand this much much more thank you:) and I have 1 more question:

Se fâcher 14. Quand mes petites sœurs ont cassé la fenêtre de la cuisine maman__________

Thanks once again:)

Hopefully you saw that I answered that one separately, because it was sent to me separately!

Sra (aka Mme)

To conjugate the verb in passé compose or imparfait, you need to understand the difference between the two tenses.

The passé composé is used to describe a specific action or event that happened in the past and is complete. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb "avoir" or "être" in the present tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.

The imparfait is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions or events in the past. It sets the background or provides context for another action in the past. It is formed by taking the present tense nous form of the verb, removing the "ons" ending, and adding the imparfait endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient).

Now let's conjugate the verbs in passé composé or imparfait for the given sentences:

1. Nous _____ au baseball tous les étés.
The verb is "jouer", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "jouions".

2. Elle _____ un chien pour son troisième anniversaire.
The verb is "recevoir", and since it is a specific event in the past, we use passé composé. Therefore, it should be "a reçu".

3. Nous _____ toujours l'autobus à l'école.
The verb is "prendre", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "prenions".

4. Il _____ ses premiers pas à l'âge de 12 mois.
The verb is "faire", and since it is a specific event in the past, we use passé composé. Therefore, it should be "a fait".

5. Mes petits cousins______ l'école cette année.
The verb is "commencer", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "commençaient".

6. Quand j'étais petit j'________ des histoires.
The verb is "écrire", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "écrivais".

7. À l'école primaire, est-ce que tu ______ toujours aux profs?
The verb is "obéir", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "obéissais".

8. Quand ma sœur ________ à lire, elle était très fière.
The verb is "apprendre", and since it is a specific event in the past, we use passé composé. Therefore, it should be "a appris".

9. Est-ce que vous _______ souvent avec vos camarades?
The verb is "se battre", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "vous battiez".

10. Quand j'avais huit ans, nous_______ à Calgary.
The verb is "déménager", and since it is a specific event in the past, we use passé composé. Therefore, it should be "avons déménagé".

11. Tous les soirs à l'heure du coucher, mon frère se cachait.
The verb is "se cacher", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "se cachait".

12. Quand il ____ nous faisions des bonshommes de neige.
The verb is "neiger", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "neigeait".

13. Quelle a été ta réaction quand tu_____ ton premier film d'horreur?
The verb is "voir", and since it is a specific event in the past, we use passé composé. Therefore, it should be "as vu".

14. Quand mes petites sœurs ont cassé la fenêtre de la cuisine, maman__________.
The verb is "se fâcher", and since it is an ongoing or repeated action in the past, we use the imparfait. Therefore, it should be "se fâchait".

Remember, this explanation provides guidelines to help you understand how to conjugate verbs in passé composé or imparfait. It is essential to practice regularly and refer to a reliable French verb conjugation resource to ensure accuracy.