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Passé Composé with Etre

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

  2. BUT one group of about 14 -16 verbs uses 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 Monter Venir Descendre Rester Aller Entrer Sortir Naître Retourner Tomber Rentrer Arriver Mourir Partir These verbs are sometimes known as the “MRS VAN DER TRAMP” verbs. (The only verb missing is Passer.)

  4. These verbs are also known as “The House of Etre”

  5. 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

  6. Here is a table showing all the agreements

  7. Here are the past participles of some of the “Etre” verbs

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

  9. Ils sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  10. Elles sont… allés allé allées allée allées

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

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

  13. Pierre et Sebastien sont… allés allé allées allée allés

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

  15. M. Turner, vous êtes… allés allé allées allée allé

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

  17. Ils sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  18. Roxanne et Felicia, vous êtes… allés allé allées allés allées

  19. Hank et sa sœur sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  20. Bonjour, je m’appelle Thomas. Ma copine est … allés allé allées allée allée

  21. Maman, Papa et Georges sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  22. Félicitations!

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