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Passé Composé Flashcards

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1
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The past participle is formed by adding an ending to the verb stem.

Regular past participle takes the following endings.

Er
Ir
Re??

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Er verbs take -é
Parler to speak = parlé spoken.

Ir verbs take -i. Choisir to choose = choisi chosen.

Re verbs take u. Entendre (to hear) = entendu (heard)

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In The negative form, ne is placed before avoir or être and pas is placed after.

Il a vendu sa voiture
Negative?

Ils ont dîné au restaurant
Negative?

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Il n’a pas vendu sa voiture

Ils n’ont pas dîné au restaurant.

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Three ways to make a question.

Rising intonation: vous avez aimé la pièce?

Inversion: Avez-vous aimé la pièce?

Est-ce que vous avez aimé la pièce?

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Did you like the play.

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Passé composér refers to a SINGLE action in the past.

It is built of two parts …

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Avoir or être + a

Past participle

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Nous avons réussi à les convaincre

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We managed to convince them

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I finished eating

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J’ai fini de manger

Finir

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We finished eating

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Nous avons fini de manger

Finir

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You lost your car.

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Tu as perdu ta voiture

Perdre

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They lost their car

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Ils ont perdu leur voiture

Perdre

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He traveled with Sophie.

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Il a voyagé avec Sophie

voyager

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You (pl) traveled with Sophie

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Vous avez travaillé avec Sophie.

travailler

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Irrégulier past participles
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Acquérir

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To acquire

Pp - acquis = acquired

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Irrégulier past participles
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apprendre

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To learn

Pp - appris - learned

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Irrégulier past participles
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Avoir

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Pp - eu - Had

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Irrégulier past participles
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Boir

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To drink

Pp- bu - drunk

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Irrégulier past participles
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Comprendre

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To understand

Pp - compris - understood

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Irrégulier past participles
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Conduire

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Pp - conduit - driven

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Irrégulier past participles
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Craindre

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To fear

Pp - craint - feared

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Irrégulier past participles
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Devoir

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Must, have to

Pp - dû - had to

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Irrégulier past participles
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Dire

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Pp - dit - said

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Irrégulier past participles
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Écrire

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Pp - écrit - written

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Irrégulier past participles
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Faire

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To do, to make

Pp - fait - done, made

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Irrégulier past participles
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Falloir

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To have to

Pp- fallu - had to

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Irrégulier past participles
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Lire

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Pp - lu - read

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Irrégulier past participles
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Mettre

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To put

Pp - mis - put

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Irrégulier past participles
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Mourir

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Pp - mort - dead

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Irrégulier past participles
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Naître

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Pp - né - born

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Irrégulier past participles
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Offrir

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Pp - offert - offered

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Irrégulier past participles
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Ouvrir

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Pp - ouvert - opened

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Irrégulier past participles
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Peindre

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To paint

Pp - peint - painted

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Irrégulier past participles
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Plaire

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To please

Pp - plu - pleased.

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Irrégulier past participles
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Pleuvoir

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To rain

Pp - plu - rained

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Irrégulier past participles
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Pouvoir

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Can, be able to

Pp - pu - could

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Irrégulier past participles
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Prendre

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To take

Pp - pris - taken

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Irrégulier past participles
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Recevoir

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To receive

Pp - reçu - received

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Irrégulier past participles
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Rire

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To laugh

Pp - ri - laughed

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Irrégulier past participles
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Savoir

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To know.

Pp - su - known

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Irrégulier past participles
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Suivre

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To follow

Pp - suivi - followed

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Irrégulier past participles
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Vivre

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To live

Pp - vécu - lived

40
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Irrégulier past participles
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Voir

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Pp - vu - seen

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Irrégulier past participles
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Vouloir

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To want

Pp - voulu - wanted

42
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Passé C with Être.

Verbs of movement are conjugated with Être.

Aller, Venir, monter. Etc. MEMORIZE.

ALSO all … Verbs are conjugated with Être in the passé composé

A

Reflexive

The past participle of verbs conjugated with Être AGREES in number and gender with the subject unlike avoir.

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To go

They went

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Aller

Ils sont allés

44
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To arrive

We arrived

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Arriver

Nous sommes arrivés

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To go down

He went down

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Descendre

Il est descendu

46
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To become

I became

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Devenir

Je suis devenu

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To enter

You entered

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Entrer

Tu es entré

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To go up, to climb

They went up

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Monter

Ils sont montés

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To die

We died

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Mourir

Nous sommes morts

50
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To be born

They were born

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Naître

Ils sont nés

51
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To leave

She left

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Partir

Elle est parti

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To return

You (pl) returned

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Rentrer

Vous êtes rentrés

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To stay, to remain

You stayed

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Rester

Tu es resté

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To return, go back

I returned

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Retourner

Je suis retourné

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To return

We returned

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Revenir

Nous sommes revenus

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To go out

They went out

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Sortir

Ils sont sortis

57
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To fall

You (pl) fell

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Tomber

Vous êtes tombés

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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE

To come, to arrive

She arrived

A

Venir

Elle est venue

59
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la voiture est tombée en panne

A

The car broke down

60
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All pronominal verbs are conjugated with être. They MOSTLY agree in gender and number with subject.

Se réveiller

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Je me suis réveillé(e)
Tu t'es réveillé(e)
Il s'est réveillé (e)
Nous nous sommes réveillé(e)s
Vous vous êtes réveillé(e)(s)
Ils/elles se sont réveillé(e)s
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Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.

She walked on the beach

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Elle s’est promenée sur la plage.

62
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Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.

They were (got) bored at the reception

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Ils se sont ennuyés à la réception.

63
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Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.

He fainted because of the heat.

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Il s’est évanoui à cause de la chaleur

64
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Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.

They did not go to bed

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Ils ne se sont pas couché de bonne heure.

65
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Translate the following reflexive (pronominal verb) sentence into passé.

She did not take a walk along the canal.

A

Elle ne s’est pas promenée le long du canal

66
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In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être.

Did he realize his mistake?

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S’est-il rendu compte de son erreur?

67
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In the interrogative form the reflexive pronoun is placed before Être.

Did you have a good time at the party?

A

Vous êtes vous biens amusés à la fête?

68
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When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.

Elle s’est coupé les ongles. (Not coupés)

A

She trimmed her nails

69
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When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.

Elle s’est fait arracher une dent.

A

She had a tooth pulled

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When the past participle is followed by another verb or a direct object it does not agree with the subject of the reflexive verb… Ex.

Elle s’est offert une nouvelle moto (not offerte)

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She treated herself to a new motorbike

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When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject.

They kissed each other

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Ils se sont embrassés

72
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When the reciprocal verb takes a direct object, the past participle agrees with the subject.

They met in Venice

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Ils se sont rencontrés à Venice

73
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When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.

They called each other

A

Ils se sont téléphoné

74
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When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.

You talked to each other on the phone

A

Vous vous êtes parlé au téléphone.

75
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When reciprocal verbs talk an INDIRECT object. The past participle does NOT agree.

They wrote each other long letters.

A

Ils se sont écrit de longues lettres.

76
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Six verbs conjugated with Être in the passé composé are conjugated with Avoir and follow the avoir agreement WHEN A DIRECT OBJECT FOLLOWS THE VERB. in these cases the meaning of the verb changes. The six verbs are..

A 
Sortir
Rentrer
Monter
Descendre
Passer
Retourner
77
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Ils sont montés en haut de la Tour Eiffle
Ils ont monté les malles au granier

A

They went to the top of the Eiffel Tower

They took the trunks up to the attic

78
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Elle est descendue au riz-de-chaussée
Elle a descendu les poubelles

A

She went down to the ground floor

She took down the garbage cans

79
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Elle est sorti avec des amis.
Elle a sorti la voiture du garage

A

She went out with some friends

She took the car out of the garage

80
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Elle est rentrée de vacances hier.
Elle a rentré les géraniums dans le salon

A

She came back from vacation yesterday

She brought the geraniums into the living room.

81
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Je suis passé devant les Galeries
J’ai passé trois semaines à Tokyo

A

I passed by the galleries

I spent three weeks in Tokyo

82
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6 Verbs conjugated with avoir instead of Être because of being followed by direct object.

Je suis retourné à Venice pour la troisième fois.
J’ai retourné l’omelette

A

I went back to Venice for the third time

She turned over the omelette.

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