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Passé Composé with “être”
There are 16 common
verbs that had a “falling
out” with “avoir.” They
chose “être” as their
helping verb.
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Conjugating with “être” means:
Instead of: j’ai
nous avons
tu as vous avez
il a
You use: je suis
ils ont
nous sommes
tu es
vous êtes
il est
ils sont
DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMP
Aller = to go Devenir = to
become
Arriver = to Entrer = to
arrive
enter, go or
Descendre = come in
to go down
DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMP
Monter = to
go up
Mourir = to
die
Naître = to
be born
Partir = to
depart, leave
Rentrer = to
come back
(home)
DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMP
Rester = to Sortir = to
stay, remain
go out
Retourner = Tomber = to
to go back
fall
Revenir = to Venir = to
come back
come
Example: tomber
Je suis tombé Nous sommes tombé
Tu es tombé Vous êtes tombé
Il est tombé Ils sont tombé
Elle est tombé Elles sont tombé
EXCEPT . . .
Something called “agreement”must
be added to the past participle!
(e)
(e) s
(e)
(e) (s) (es)
--
s
e
es
Example: tomber
Je suis tombé(e)
Tu es tombé(e)
Il est tombé
Elle est tombée
Nous sommes tombé(e)s
Vous êtes tombé(e)(s)(es)
Ils sont tombés
Elles sont tombées
Past participles are formed in
the normal manner, except for
5 exceptions:
Venir = venu; Revenir =
revenu; Devenir = devenu
Mourir = mort
Naître = né
Conjugating with “être” is
easy.
Remember to
use “être”as
helping verb
Add
agreement!
FIN
2007 Marlene Sanges