French conjugation in present perfect indicative


The present perfect indicative or passé composé in french, is a compound tense, which means it has two parts:
  • the auxiliary verb in present indicative (either avoir or être)
  • the past participle of the main verb

Grammatical agreement

Like all French compound conjugations, the present perfect indicative may be subject to grammatical agreement:
  • When the auxiliary verb is être, the past participle must agree with the subject, except for reflexive verbs (same rules as conjugation with auxiliary avoir) and invariable past participles.
  • When the auxiliary verb is avoir, the past participle must agree with its direct object when the direct object is placed before the verb.


Auxiliaries conjugation in present indicative

Here is the french conjugation of auxiliaries avoir and être in present indicative to compose present perfect indicative.
   
Auxiliary Avoir
j' ai
tu as
il / elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils / elles ont
   
Auxiliary Être
je suis
tu es
il / elle est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils / elles sont