Le passé-composé is formed with

1)      the verb "avoir" at the present tense

2)       the past participle (parlé, fini, entendu…)

Les verbe irréguliers:

INFINITIF                 PARTICIPE-PASSÉ           

Mettre                        mis                                        to put / to put on

Permettre                  permis                                   to allow / to permit

Prendre                      pris                                        to take

Comprendre              compris                                 to understand

Apprendre                 appris                                    to learn

Dire                           dit                                          to say

Écrire                        écrit                                       to write

Conduire                   conduit                                 to drive

Lire                            lu                                           to read

Croire                        cru                                         to believe

Pouvoir                     pu                                          can / to be able to

Vouloir                     voulu                                    to want

Voir                           vu                                          to see

Avoir                         eu                                          to have

Être                            été                                         to be

Faire                          fait                                        to do / to make

Exemples:

Il a pris des leçons de ski.  Il a appris à skier.  Il a voulu aller sur la piste noire.  Il a fait une chute et il a eu un accident!