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Passé Simple - il parla

The Passé Simple is a tense of the past that is only used in the written language, in the spoken language, in contrast, the Passé Composé is used.

Forms:

Regular verb: parler - to speak

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	parl	ai
tu	parl	as
il / elle / on	parl	a
nous	parl	âmes
vous	parl	âtes
ils / elles	parl	èrent

Special forms: manger - to eat

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	mange	ai
tu	mange	as
il / elle / on	mange	a
nous	mange	âmes
vous	mange	âtes
ils / elles	mang	èrent

Special forms: commencer - to start

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	commenç	ai
tu	commenç	as
il / elle / on	commenç	a
nous	commenç	âmes
vous	commenç	âtes
ils / elles	commenc	èrent

Regular verb: répondre - to answer

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	répond	is
tu	répond	is
il / elle / on	répond	it
nous	répond	îmes
vous	répond	îtes
ils / elles	répond	irent

Regular verb: vivre - to live

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	véc	us
tu	véc	us
il / elle / on	véc	ut
nous	véc	ûmes
vous	véc	ûtes
ils / elles	véc	urent

Verbs without stem extension: conduire - to drive

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	conduis	is
tu	conduis	is
il / elle / on	conduis	it
nous	conduis	îmes
vous	conduis	îtes
ils / elles	conduis	irent

Verbs with stem extension: finir - to finish

Personal pronoun	Verb stem	Ending
je	fini	is
tu	fini	is
il / elle / on	fini	it
nous	fini	îmes
vous	fini	îtes
ils / elles	fini	irent

Irregular forms of the Passé Simple:

avoir - to have

French	English
j’eus	I had
tu eus	you had
il / elle / on eutt	he / she / it had
nous eûmes	we had
vous eûtes	you had
ils / elles eurent	they had

devoir - must

French	English
je dus	I had to
tu dus	you had to
il / elle / on dut	he / she / it had to
nous dûmes	we had to
vous dûtes	you had to
ils / elles durent	they had to

être - to be

French	English
je fus	I was
tu fus	you were
il / elle / on fut	he / she / it was
nous fûmes	we were
vous fûtes	you were
ils / elles furent	they were

faire - to make

French	English
je fis	I made
tu fis	you made
il / elle / on fit	he / she / it made
nous fîmes	we made
vous fîtes	you made
ils / elles firent	they made

pouvoir - can

French	English
je pus	I could
tu pus	you could
il / elle / on put	he / she / it could
nous pûmes	we could
vous pûtes	you could
ils / elles purent	they could

recevoir - to get

French	English
je reçus	I got
tu reçus	you got
il / elle / on reçut	he / she / it got
nous reçûmes	we got
vous reçûtes	you got
ils / elles reçurent	they got

savoir - to know

French	English
je sus	I knew
tu sus	you knew
il / elle / on sut	he / she / it knew
nous sûmes	we knew
vous sûtes	you knew
ils / elles surent	they knew

tenir - to hold

French	English
je tins	I held
tu tins	you held
il / elle / on tint	he / she / it held
nous tînmes	we held
vous tîntes	you held
ils / elles tinrent	they held

venir - to come

French	English
je vins	I came
tu vins	you came
il / elle / on vint	he / she / it came
nous vînmes	we came
vous vîntes	you came
ils / elles vinrent	they came

voir - to see

French	English
je vis	I saw
tu vis	you saw
il / elle / on vit	he / she / it saw
nous vîmes	we saw
vous vîtes	you saw
ils / elles virent	they saw

Further forms:

dire - dit - to say
écrire - écrivit - to write
lire - lut - to read
mettre - mit - to put
mourir - mourut - to die
naître - naquit - to be born
prendre - prit - to take
vouloir - voulut - to want to

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