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Mastering Passé Composé with être Verbs: DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMPP Acronym Guide

Learn the key verbs that use être in passé composé tense with the DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMPP mnemonic: descendre, revenir, mourir, retourner, sortir, venir, arriver, naitre, devenir, entrer, rentrer, tomber, rester, aller, monter, partir, passe. Master the past tense conjugation with être and understand the agreement of past participles with subjects in gender and number for accurate French language usage.

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Mastering Passé Composé with être Verbs: DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMPP Acronym Guide

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  1. Passé Composé with être

  2. DR & MRS VANDERTRAMPP is an acronym to help you remember the verbs that use être in the past tense: D descendre (to descend, go down) descendu deh-sahN-dew R revenir (to come back) revenu* ruh-vuh-new M mourir (to die) mort* mohr R retourner (to return) retourné ruh-toor-nay S sortir (to go out) sorti sohr-tee V venir (to come) venu* vuh-new A arriver (to arrive) arrivé ah-ree-vay N naitre (to be born) né* nay D devenir (to become) devenu* duh-vuh-new E entrer (to enter) entré ahN-tray R rentrer (to return) rentré rahN-tray T tomber tombé tohN-bay R rester (to remain, stay) resté rehs-tay A aller (to go) allé ah-lay M monter (to go up, mount) monté mohN-tay P partir (to leave) parti par-tee P passe (to pass) passé pah-say

  3. Past tense conjugation with être Aller Je suis allé(e) Nous sommes allé(e)s Tu es allé(e)Vous êtesallé(e)(s)(es) Il est allé Ils sont allés Elle est allée Elles sont allées

  4. Remember: when you use être in the past tense, the past participle has to agree with the subject in gender and number (just like adjectives do): • Paul et Luc sontallés au concert. • Claire et Sophie sont allées au cinéma. • Jean est allé au supermarché. • Colette est allée à la bibliothèque.

  5. When the subject is the pronoun on, the past participle will agree with the subject it represents: • Baptiste et moi, on est allés au parc hier.

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