Passé récent - Passif
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Passé récent – passif |
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21B.1 Passif direct – Option 1 – (Passé récent)(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) Sujet (nom ou pronom, objet direct du verbe principal) + (viens, viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent) + d'être + verbe principal (p.p.)(e.s.es) (Note: When using the "Passif direct - Option 1" format, the subject of the verb "être" must also be the direct object of the participe passé (p.p.) of the main verb, and because it also precedes the p.p., the p.p. agrees in gender and in number with that subject/direct object.) |
21B.1 Examples:
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
Le texte vient d'être corrigé. – Il vient d'être corrigé. The text did just get corrected. – It did just get corrected. (recently) (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The text has just been corrected. – It has just been corrected. (recently) The text has just gotten corrected. – It has just gotten corrected. (recently) The text just got corrected. – It just got corrected. (recently) The text was just corrected. – It was just corrected. (recently)
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
La lettre vient d'être corrigée. – Elle vient d'être corrigée. The letter did just get corrected. – It did just get corrected. (recently) (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The letter has just been corrected. – It has just been corrected. (recently) The letter has just gotten corrected. – It has just gotten corrected. (recently) The letter just got corrected. – It just got corrected. (recently) The letter was just corrected. – It was just corrected. (recently) |
21B.2 Passif direct – Option 2 – (Passé récent)(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) When the direct object appears as a noun: On (sujet indéfini) + vient + de/d' + verbe principal (Infinitif) + objet direct. ----- When the direct object appears as a pronoun: On (sujet indéfini) + vient + de + pronom objet direct + verbe principal (Infinitif). |
21B.2 Examples:
Note: In this context, the subject pronoun "On" means "someone unspecified"
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
On vient de corriger le texte. – On vient de le corriger. The text did just get corrected. – It did just get corrected. (recently) (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The text has just been corrected. – It has just been corrected. (recently) The text has just gotten corrected. – It has just gotten corrected. (recently) The text just got corrected. – It just got corrected. (recently) The text was just corrected. – It was just corrected. (recently)
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
On vient de corriger la lettre. – On vient de la corriger. The letter did just get corrected. – It did just get corrected. (recently) (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The letter has just been corrected. – It has just been corrected. (recently) The letter has just gotten corrected. – It has just gotten corrected. (recently) The letter just got corrected. – It just got corrected. (recently) The letter was just corrected. – It was just corrected. (recently) |
21B.3 Passif indirect – (Passé récent)(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) When the indirect object appears as a noun: On (sujet indéfini) + vient + de/d' + verbe principal (Infinitif) + objet indirect. ----- When the indirect object appears as a pronoun: On (sujet indéfini) + vient + de/d' + pronom objet indirect + verbe principal (Infinitif). |
21B.3 Examples:
The verb "parler" can mean speak or talk. In this section, the examples use the "speak" meaning.
Note: In this context, the subject pronoun "On" means "someone unspecified"
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
On vient de parler au candidat. – On vient de lui parler. The (male) candidate did just get spoken to. – He did just get spoken to. (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The (male) candidate just got spoken to. – He just got spoken to. The (male) candidate has just been spoken to. – He has just been spoken to. The (male) candidate has just gotten spoken to. – He has just gotten spoken to. The (male) candidate was just spoken to. – He was just spoken to.
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
On vient de parler à la candidate. – On vient de lui parler. The (female) candidate did just get spoken to. – She did just get spoken to. (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The (female) candidate has just been spoken to. – She has just been spoken to. The (female) candidate has just gotten spoken to. – She has just gotten spoken to. The (female) candidate just got spoken to. – She just got spoken to. The (female) candidate was just spoken to. – She was just spoken to. |
21B.4 Passif pronominal – (Passé récent)(Appendix H - Le Pronominal passif et impersonnel) Sujet (nom ou pronom, inanimé, - objet direct du verbe principal) + (vient, viennent) + de + se-s' + verbe principal (Infinitif) |
21B.4 Examples:
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
Le cours vient de se donner. – Il vient de se donner. The course has just been given. – It has just been given. The course was just given . – It was just given.
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
La maison vient de se vendre. – Elle vient de se vendre. The house did just get sold. – It did just get sold. (for emphasis, negative, or asking a question) The house just got sold. – It just got sold. The house has just been sold. – It has just been sold. The house has just gotten sold. – It has just gotten sold. The house has just sold. – It has just sold. The house was just sold. – It was just sold. |