INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The "passe compose" is for actions that had a definite beginning and end, such as "I threw a ball," or "They have baked a cake." Actions in the past that happen often or habitually (like the weather or your mood) use a different tense. The passe compose is the most common past tense in French. The passe compose is a compound tense, which is a fancy way of saying it has two parts. The first part is a conjugated version of "avoir" (to have)." This is similar to English, where you can say "I have eaten," or "She has run." This is the first part of your conjugation. As a refresher, the conjugation of "avoir" is: Avoir (to have): J'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, elles ont. Think of the English expression, "I have eaten." Notice how "eaten" is not like any other conjugation for the verb "to eat." French does the same thing -- there is a different ending for the past tense of verbs. Luckily, they are easy to remember: -Er verbs, "-e." Examples: parle, montre, decide. -Ir verbs, "-i." Examples: fini, reussi. -Re verbs, "-u" Examples: entendu, repondu. Simply add your conjugation of "avoir" to your past participle to form the past tense. While the literal translation will always be "I have talked," or "they have listened," this tense can also translate to "I talked," or "they listened." Several examples from different verbs: First person: "ai + verb." J'ai parle I talked. Second person: "as + verb." Tu as fini You finished. Third person: "a + verb." Il a entendu He heard. Plural first person: "avons + verb." Nous avons reussi We succeeded. Plural second person: "avez + verb." Vous avez essaye You all tried. Plural third person: "-ont + verb." Elles ont repondu They responded. " The formula "avoir + past participle works for 95% of French verbs. However, there are a selection of verbs that must use "etre + past participle" (to be) to be put in the simple past tense. The translation is still in the past ("I fell"). These verbs are: Devenir, Revenir, Monter, Rester, Sortir, Venir, Aller, Naitre, Descendre, Entrer, Rentrer, Tomber, Retourner, Arriver, Mourir, Partir A helpful way to remember these verbs is by the acronym, Dr. & Mrs. Vandertramp. You'll notice the list above is already in this order. Grammatically, these verbs are known as "intransitive verbs." & Mrs. Vandertramp verbs. Once you remember which verbs need "etre" (to be), add the past participle to make the past tense. Note, however, that the verb has to match the subject. Plural phrases get an "-s" and expressions about females get an extra "-e" First person: "suis + verb." Je suis tombee I fell. ("I" refers to a woman.) Second person: "es + verb." Tu es tombe You fell. Third person: "est + verb." Il est tombe He fell. Plural first person: "sommes + verb." Nous sommes tombes We fell. Plural second person: "etes + verb." Vous etes tombes You all fell. Plural third person: "sont + verb." Elles sont tombees They fell.

SUMMARY: Use the past tense for simple, complete actions in the past. Conjugate the present tense of "avoir" to start the passe compose. Find the "past participle" of your verb. Put the two parts together to form the past tense. Know the verbs that conjugate with "etre" instead of "avoir. Replace "avoir" with "etre" for Dr.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: On your computer, create and name a folder that you can easily find later. You can name the folder anything you like, but when working with HTML, it's best to get in the habit of naming files and folders with short, single word names that are recognizable. Put the image you'd like to use as background into the HTML folder. If you aren't too concerned with ensuring your website will run well on older devices with slower internet connections, you should be safe in using a higher resolution image as your background. Simple images with light, repetitive patterns are also a good choice when deciding on a background image so that you can read any text on top of it. You can create an HTML file using a basic text editor app such as NotePad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac You can also use a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor such as Adobe Dreamweaver. If you are using a WYSIWYG editor, click the option to open a new HTML file on the start of the page. It's in the menu bar at the top of the page. It's in the file menu below. If you are using a PC, click Save As in the "File" drop-down menu. If you are using a Mac, click Save in the drop-down menu. Generally, the first page of a website is called "index", but you can the page anything you want. Type the name of the file in the text field next to "File Name". It's in the lower-right corner of the window. This saves the text document as an HTML document.

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Create a folder to hold your HTML file and background image. Put the background image into the HTML folder. Open a text editor or HTML Editor. Click File. Click Save As (Notepad) or Save (TextEdit). Type a name for the HTML document. Click Save.