French Note 28
Only few verbs are conjugated with " être " . It is better to remember these verbs. There is a well-known mnemonic for remembering these verbs easily. What is it ?
MRS DR VANDER TRAMP
Imagine a tramp , always wandering , and whose wife is a doctor.
Each letter of this mnemonic will be the first letter of a verb conjugated with " être ". Let us list these verbs along with their " passé participe"
1. Mourir - mort
2. Rentrer - rentré
3. Sortir - Sorti
4. Devenir - devenu
5. Revenir - revenu
6. Venir - venu
7. Aller - allé
8. Naître - né
9. Descendre - Descendu
10. Entrer - Entré
11. Retourner - retourné
12. Tomber - tombé
13. Rester - resté
14. Arriver - arrivé
15. Monter - monté
16. Partir. - parti
17.Passer - passé
You may recall that as far as " passé participe " is concerned, I have covered them in our previous notes. Now we shall see how to conjugate for " passé composé " in respect of the above verbs for all the subject pronouns.
Aller
Je suis allé ( e)
Tu es allé ( e)
Il est allé
Elle est allée
Nous sommes allé(e)s
Vous êtes allé(e)s
Ils sont allés
Elles sont allées
The point to be noted is that ,when a verb is conjugated with " être" ,the passé participe agrees in number and gender with the subject . That is why , you find extra " e" for feminine gender and an addition of " s" for plural.
Pierre dit , " je suis venu , ce matin.
Hélène dit , " Je suis venue , ce matin.
Have you got the point ?
Now it is for you to make your own sentences using the above verbs in passé composé .
Sometimes verbs like , " sortir,passer,descendre" can be conjugated with " avoir" . In a later post, I shall explain clearly the use of such verbs.
Happy Learning !
Sayee Jayaraman
15/12/2014
30/01/2015
Only few verbs are conjugated with " être " . It is better to remember these verbs. There is a well-known mnemonic for remembering these verbs easily. What is it ?
MRS DR VANDER TRAMP
Imagine a tramp , always wandering , and whose wife is a doctor.
Each letter of this mnemonic will be the first letter of a verb conjugated with " être ". Let us list these verbs along with their " passé participe"
1. Mourir - mort
2. Rentrer - rentré
3. Sortir - Sorti
4. Devenir - devenu
5. Revenir - revenu
6. Venir - venu
7. Aller - allé
8. Naître - né
9. Descendre - Descendu
10. Entrer - Entré
11. Retourner - retourné
12. Tomber - tombé
13. Rester - resté
14. Arriver - arrivé
15. Monter - monté
16. Partir. - parti
17.Passer - passé
You may recall that as far as " passé participe " is concerned, I have covered them in our previous notes. Now we shall see how to conjugate for " passé composé " in respect of the above verbs for all the subject pronouns.
Aller
Je suis allé ( e)
Tu es allé ( e)
Il est allé
Elle est allée
Nous sommes allé(e)s
Vous êtes allé(e)s
Ils sont allés
Elles sont allées
The point to be noted is that ,when a verb is conjugated with " être" ,the passé participe agrees in number and gender with the subject . That is why , you find extra " e" for feminine gender and an addition of " s" for plural.
Pierre dit , " je suis venu , ce matin.
Hélène dit , " Je suis venue , ce matin.
Have you got the point ?
Now it is for you to make your own sentences using the above verbs in passé composé .
Sometimes verbs like , " sortir,passer,descendre" can be conjugated with " avoir" . In a later post, I shall explain clearly the use of such verbs.
Happy Learning !
Sayee Jayaraman
15/12/2014
30/01/2015
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