Emploi des verbes au passe compose de l’indicatif avec l’auxiliaire etre chez les apprenants de fle a asuom shs

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the difficulties faced by Senior High School learners of Asuom Senior High School in the Kwaebibrem District in the Eastern Region as much as conjugation of “verbes de l’ indicatif au passé composé avec l’auxilaire être” in French as a Foreign Language (FLE). The study postulates that SHS learners have difficulties in the choice of the auxiliary verbe and also the formation of the participe passé. They also have difficulties in the formation of agreement between the gender and number of the subject. Data were collected through questionnaire for the teachers and learners, with a written test for the learners on “conjugaison des verbes de l’indicatif au passé composé”. The analysis shows that majority of the learners had difficulties in the selection of the auxiliary verbs thus “être or avoir”. They also find it difficult to conjugate the auxiliary verb and form the past participle of the main verb. They always forget to form the agreement between the gender and number of the subject. It is therefore suggested among other remedies that different types of exercices on passé composé should be given to the learners in the form of drills, reading of recommended text books and simple story books in French, following French lessons on YouTube and others.