It is a comprehensive presentation that compares the present and perfect tense, introduces specific temporal constructions of the past, and provides clear explanations on how to use and form this tense. It clarifies how to form it, the criteria for choosing the auxiliary verbs avoir or être, and shows how to obtain the past participle. The presentation includes complete conjugations for many verb groups, in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as syntactic characteristics