How do you write être in passé composé?
The passé composé of 17 verbs is formed by combining the present tense of être (je suis, tu es, il est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont) and then adding the past participle of the verb showing the action.
What are the 17 passé composé être verbs?
The following is a list of verbs that use être (for intransitive usage) as their auxiliary verbs in passé composé:
- Devenir – to become – (être) devenu(e)(s)
- Revenir – to come back – (être) revenu(e)(s)
- Monter – to go up – (être) monté(e)(s)
- Rester – to stay – (être) resté(e)(s)
- Sortir – to exit – (être) sorti(e)(s)
How do you use être in a sentence?
Être = to be somewhere
I’m in Nice. La France est en Europe. France is in Europe. However, être à plus a noun or stressed pronoun means “to belong to” – learn more.
What is an example of passé composé?
The passé composé is a compound tense formed with the present tense of the auxiliary (avoir or être, see auxiliaries) and the past participle: Elle a acheté des livres aujourd’hui. (She bought some books today.)
What is être in past tense?
For the verb être, it is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir in the present indicative tense and the past participle of être = été.
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A – Être – Simple Past – Affirmative.
| J’ai été | J’ai été content. I have been happy. |
|---|---|
| Elle a été | Elle a été ici. She has been here. |
How do you use être and Avoir in passé composé?
In these cases you would use avoir to form the passé composé because the verb now has a direct object. Verbs that indicate a change of state (devenir = to become) also use être when forming the passé composé. All reflexive verbs require the use of être when forming the passé composé.
What are the 14 être verbs in French?
The following is a list of verbs (and their derivatives) that require être:
- aller > to go.
- arriver > to arrive.
- descendre > to descend / go downstairs. redescendre > to descend again.
- entrer > to enter. rentrer > to re-enter.
- monter > to climb. remonter > to climb again.
- mourir > to die.
- naître > to be born.
- partir > to leave.
What are the 13 être verbs?
Each letter in ADVENT stands for one of the verbs and its opposite, plus one extra verb, for a total of thirteen.
- Arriver – Partir.
- Descendre – Monter.
- Venir – Aller.
- Entrer – Sortir.
- Naître – Mourir.
- Tomber – Rester.
- Retourner.
How do you use avoir and être?
Être and Avoir: The 2 Most Important Verbs in French
For starters, on their own, the verb être means “to be” and the verb avoir means “to have.” These two verbs are used in this simple sense to say things like je suis professeur (I am a teacher) or elle a une tasse (she has a cup).
Where is être and Avoir used?
Être means ‘to be’. We commonly use it to give our nationality and profession, or to describe people and things. « Il est trop petit. » Avoir means ‘to have’.
How do you use être in French?
We’ve provided some examples below, so you can familiarize yourself.
- Je suis médecin. ‘I’m a doctor’
- Tu es étudiant. ‘You’re a student’
- Il/Elle/On est à Bruxelles. He/She/One was in Brussels’
- Nous sommes fatigués. ‘We are tired’
- Vous êtes toujours ici. ‘You’re always here’
- Ils/Elles sont au conservatoire.