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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 14 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 Monter Venir Descendre Rester Aller Entrer Sortir Naître Retourner Tomber Rentrer Arriver Mourir Partir These verbs are usually known as the “MRS VAN DER TRAMP” 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. Here is a table showing all the agreements

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

  7. Can you remember what to do? Choose the correct past participle. 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. Spedding, 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. Reem et Farah, vous êtes… allés allé allées allés allées

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

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

  20. Maman, Yasmeen et Ahmad sont… allés allé allées allée allés

  21. Félicitations!

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