passé composé with etre
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Passé Composéwith Etre
You already know how to form the Passé Composé tense. Here is a reminder:
Past participle
Part of avoir
• 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
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
List of Verbs which use Etre to form their Passé Composé
Monter Venir DescendreRester Aller EntrerSortir Naître Retourner
Tomber
RentrerArriverMourir
Partir
These verbs are sometimes known as the
“MRS VAN DER TRAMP” verbs. (The only verb missing is Passer.)
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 feminine past participle.
Eg
Elle est allé (feminine)e
If the subject is plural, the past participle must also be plural.
Eg Ils sont allé (masculine plural)
s
Il est allé (masculine)
BUT
Elles sont allé (feminine plural)
es
Here is a table showing all the agreements
je suis allé(e)tu es allé(e)il est alléelle est alléenous somme
sallé(es)(s)
vous êtes allé(e)(es)(s)ils sont alléselles sont allées
Here are the past participles of some of the “Etre” verbs
Infinitive Past Participle
English
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
Can you remember what to do?
Il est …
allés allé allée
allé
allées
Choose the correct past participle.