Passe Compose with Etre Using être instead of avoir as a helping verb
The Use of Etre Etre is used as a helping verb in the past for specific verbs These verbs CAN NOT use avoir as a helping verb… they must use être (conjugated in the present) Subject + helping verb (être) + past participle* The main formation stays the same only you are now using être instead of avoir as the helping verb
Verbs that go with Etre The following verbs go with être in the passe compose Aller partir Arriver passer Descendre rester Entrer retourner Rentrer sortir Monter tomber Mourir * venir* Naitre* devenir* (revenir)
IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES The following five verbs have irregular past participles Mourir = mort Naitre = né Venir = venu Devenir = devenu All the other verbs that go with etre follow the rules for past participles ER ~ é IR ~ i RE ~ u
Using être in passe compose When using verbs that go with être in the passe compose Etre conjugated : je suis Past participle: Je suis parti (I left) The unique component with être is that the past participles must agree with the subject Elle est partie (she left) Elles sont parties (they left) Nous sommes partis (we (guys) left)
CLASS WORK: P.C With Etre Write the following sentences in passe compose I went You (singular) went down the stairs (les escaliers) She went out We were born They (guys) entered He died yesterday MAKE SURE YOUR PAST PARTICIPLES AGREE WITH YOUR SUBJECT!!
PASSE COMPOSE REVIEW The passé composé uses this formula Sub + helping verb+ past participles Past Participles for regular verbs Er ~ é Ir ~ i Re ~ u Irregular verbs have irregular past participles Refer to hand out of irregular past participles
PASSE COMPOSE REVIEW There are two helping verbs in French Most verbs use avoir Select few use être Past participle must agree with subject when using être as helping verb in the passé composé. EXAMPLE: elle est allée There is no agreement when using avoir as a helping verb
Etre or Avoir??? How to remember which verbs go with être???? There are several ways to remember the verbs that go with être instead of avoir ADVENT DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP House of être
ADVENT Each letter in ADVENT stands for one of the verbs and its opposite, plus one extra for a total of thirteen Arriver – Partir Descendre – Monter Venir – Aller Entrer – Sortir Naître – Mourir Tomber – Rester Extra Verb = Retourner
DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP Venir Aller Devenir Naître Revenir Descendre Entrer Rentrer Tomber Retourner Arriver Mourir Partir / Passer Devenir Revenir And Monter Rester Sortir
The French teach être verbs with a visual : La maison d’ être