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Passé Composé with Etre

Passé Composé with Etre. Use the present tense of Avoir. Then add the past participle of the verb you want to put into the past. You already know how to form the Passé Composé tense. Here is a reminder:. Eg Il a regardé Nous avons joué. Part of avoir. Past participle.

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Passé Composé with Etre

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  1. Passé Composéwith Etre • Use thepresent tense of Avoir • Then add thepast participleof the verbyou want to put into the past You already know how to form the Passé Composé tense. Here is a reminder: Eg Ilaregardé Nousavons joué Part of avoir Past participle

  2. BUT one group of 17 verbs use the present tense of Etre instead. MOST verbs use part of Avoir to form the passé composé. Here is that list

  3. List of Verbs which use Etre to form their Passé Composé Devenir Revenir Monter Rester Sortir Venir Aller Naître Descendre Entrer Retourner Tomber Rentrer Arriver Mourir Partir Passer These verbs are usually known as the “DR MRS VAN DER TRAMPP” verbs.

  4. When the passé composé is formed with Etre, the past participle behaves like an adjective. So, if you have a feminine subject (the “doer” of the verb), you must also have a femininepast participle. Eg Il est allé (masculine) BUT Elle est allé (feminine) e If the subject is plural, the past participle must also be plural. Eg Ils sont allé (masculine plural) s Elles sont allé (feminine plural) es

  5. je suis allé(e) tu es allé(e) Here is a table showing all the agreements il est allé elle est allée nous sommes allé(es)(s) vous êtes allé(e)(es)(s) ils sont allés elles sont allées

  6. Infinitive Past Participle English Here are the past participles of some of the “Etre” verbs Rentrer Rentré(e)(s) went back Entrer Entré(e)(s) entered Venir Venu(e)(s) came Rester Resté(e)(s) stayed Sortir Sorti(e)(s) went out Partir Parti(e)(s) left Retourner Retourné(e)(s) returned Aller Allé(e)(s) went Tomber Tombé(e)(s) fell

  7. Choose the correct past participle. Can you remember what to do? Il est … allés allé allées allée allé

  8. Ils sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  9. Elles sont… allés allé allées allée allées

  10. Je m’appelle Isabelle. Je suis… allés allé allées allée allée

  11. Nous (m.pl) sommes… allés allé allées allée allés

  12. Mahmoud et Mohamed sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  13. Tu (f) es … allés allé allées allée allée

  14. M. Bobkowski, vous êtes… allés allé allées allée allé

  15. Salut, je suis Aïcha. Samedi ma mère et moi sommes… allés allé allées allée allées

  16. Ils sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  17. Michèle et Marie, vous êtes… allés allé allées allés allées

  18. Mustafa et sa sœur sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  19. Ma copine est … allés allé allées allée allée

  20. Maman, Papa, et mon petit frère sont… allés allé allées allée allés

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