3.3.3 - Conjugate and Use Verbs that Use Être as their Auxiliary Verb in the Passé Composé

Question 1

Conjugate Être - to be

Answer 1

je suis nous sommes
tu es vous êtes
il/elle/on est ils/elles sont

Question 2

What is the acronym for the 17 verbs in the passé composé that use Être ?

Answer 2

DR & MRS VANDERTRAMPP

Question 3

What are the 3 and therefore 5 past participles used with Être that are irregular?

Answer 3

né, mort, and venu (therefore the two formed w/ “venu” as their stem: devenu and revenu).

Question 4

D define devenir and give its past participle

Answer 4

to become, devenu

Question 5

R define revenir and give its past participle

Answer 5

to come back, revenu

Question 6

M define mourir and give its past participle

Answer 6

to die, mort

Question 7

R define retourner and give its past participle

Answer 7

to return, go back , retourné

Question 8

S define sortir and give its past participle

Answer 8

to go out, sorti

Question 9

V define venir and give its past participle

Answer 9

to come, venu

Question 10

A define arriver and give its past particple

Answer 10

to arrive, arrivé

Question 11

N define naître and give its past participle

Answer 11

to be born, né

Question 12

D define descendre and give its past participle

Answer 12

to go down, descendu

Question 13

D define entrer and give its past participle

Answer 13

to enter, entré

Question 14

R define rentrer* and give its past particple

Answer 14

to go home*, return , rentré

Question 15

T define tomber and give its past particple

Answer 15

to fall, tombé

Question 16

R define rester and give its past particple

Answer 16

to stay, resté

Question 17

A define aller and give its past particple

Answer 17

to go, allé

Question 18

M define monter and give its past participle

Answer 18

to go up, monté

Question 19

P define partir and give its past particple

Answer 19

to leave, parti

Question 20

P define passer and give its past participle

Answer 20

to pass by, stop by , passé

Question 21

How can rentrer (to go home/return) be distinguished from revenir (to come back) and retourner (to return/go back)?

Answer 21

rentrer always has the idea of GOING HOME, or back to where you belong (the place you’re staying, the country you’re from, etc)

Question 22

What 2 categories do these verbs refer to?

Answer 22

MOTION, and the STAGES OF LIFE

Question 23

What are the VANDERTRAMPP verbs aka?

Answer 23

House verbs

Question 24

Are VANDERTRAMPP verbs conjugated with être or avoir?

Answer 24

VANDERTRAMPP verbs are conjugated with être.

Question 25

The past participle with être must agree with what part of the sentence?
Adding what when needed?

Answer 25

The past participle with être must agree with the subject. Like adjectives (adding -e and/or -s when needed)

Question 26

In the passé composé ne… pas goes around what part of the sentence?

Answer 26

ne… pas goes around the form of être (becuz it’s the conjugated part).

Question 27

If there is a verb from the DR & MRS VANDERTRAMPP list how do you make past participle?

Answer 27

Use être as the auxiliary
AND
make participle agree with
subject

Question 28

If there is not a verv from the DR & MRS VANDERTRAMPP list how do you make a past participle?

Answer 28

Use avoir as the auxiliary
AND
DON’T make agreement with
subject

Question 29

When using avoir as the auxiliary verb we must make it agree with the subject. True or False?

Answer 29

False.

Question 30

When using être as the auxiliary verb we must make it agree with the subject. True or False?

Answer 30

True.