La passé composé avec être (Past tense with to be).

Question 1

What does DR and MRS VANDERTRAMP mean?

Answer 1

D = devenir (to become).
R = revenir (to come back).

and

M = monter (to go up).
R = rester (to stay remain).
S = sortir (to go out).

V = venir (to come).
A = aller (to go).
N = naître (to be born).
D = descendre (to go down, descend).
E = entrer (to go in, enter).
R = rentrer (to return, go/come back HOME).
T = tomber (to fall).
R = retourner (to return).
A = arriver (to arrive).
M = mourir (to die).
P = partir (to leave, depart).

Question 2

What is the past tense of the DR and MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs?

Answer 2

Devenir - devenu.
Rester - revenu.

and

Monter - monté.
Rester - resté.
Sortir - sorti.

Venir - venu.
Aller - allé.
Naître - né.
Descendre - descendu.
Entrer - entré.
Rentrer - rentré.
Tomber - tombé.
Retourner - retourné.
Arriver - arrivé.
Mourir - mort.
Partir - parti.

Question 3

Formation of passé composé avec être:

Answer 3

Subject pronoun + auxiliary verb + past participle = passé composé avec être.

Question 4

What is the conjugation of être?

Answer 4

Je suis.
Tu es.
Il est.
Elle est.
On est.
Nous sommes.
Vous êtes.
Ils sont.
Elles sont.

Question 5

I fell.

Answer 5

Je suis tombé(e).

Question 6

He came back.

Answer 6

Il est revenu.

Question 7

She became.

Answer 7

Elle est devenue.

Question 8

They (masuline) went up.

Answer 8

Ils sont montés.

Question 9

We stayed.

Answer 9

Nous sommes resté(e)s.

Question 10

You (plural) went out.

Answer 10

Vous êtes sorti(e)s.

Question 11

You came.

Answer 11

Tu es venu(e).

Question 12

I went.

Answer 12

Je suis allé(e).

Question 13

She was born.

Answer 13

Elle est née.

Question 14

He went down.

Answer 14

Il est descendu.

Question 15

We entered.

Answer 15

Nous sommes entré(e)s.

Question 16

You (plural) returned home.

Answer 16

Vous êtes rentré(e)s.

Question 17

They (feminine) returned.

Answer 17

Elles sont retournées.

Question 18

They (masculine) arrived.

Answer 18

Ils sont arrivés.

Question 19

I died.

Answer 19

Je suis mort(e).

Question 20

He left.

Answer 20

Il est parti.

Question 21

When you form the past tense with être, the past participle agrees with the subject of the verb. What is meant by this?

Answer 21

This means that you need to add an e if the subject is feminine and an s if the subject is plural.

Question 22

He did not leave.

Answer 22

Il n’est pas parti.

Question 23

I am not dead.

Answer 23

Je ne suis pas mort (e).

Question 24

You (plural) did not return home.

Answer 24

Vous n’êtes pas rentré(e)s.

Question 25

He did not go down.

Answer 25

Il n’est pas descendu.