THEPASSE COMPOSE

WITH ETRE: PART 1

Pourquoi?

A bientôt!

Allez, viens!

What do all these verbs have in common???

They are generally verbs that express MOTION.

How will I remember them all?

How is it different from the passé composé with avoir?

• Conjugate être instead (suis, es, est, sommes êtes, sont).

• Change the past participle to match the person in gender & number when necessary.– add “e” for feminine– add “s” for plural

• That’s it!

Try these examples in your notes.

1. The students arrived.

2. The girls fell down.

3. The dog didn’t stay.

4. My sister left for the university.

5. We went to sixth hour.

Try these examples in your notes.

1. Les élèves sont arrivés.2. Les filles sont tombées.3. Le chien n’est pas resté.4. Ma sœur est partie pour

l’université.5. Nous sommes allés à sixième

heure.

THEPASSE COMPOSE

WITH ETRE: PART 2

Pourquoi?

What do all these verbs have in common???

THAT’S RIGHT!

THEY WERE ALL

What do you do with them in the passé composé?

• Conjugate être as the helping verb (suis, es, est, sommes êtes, sont).

• Put the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) IN FRONT OF the form of être.

• Change the past participle to match the subject (people doing the action) in number (sing/pl) & gender (masc/fem).

Try these examples in your notes.

1. The girls went swimming. (use se baigner)

2. You guys hurried.

3. She put on makeup.

Try these examples in your notes.

1. Les filles se sont baignées.

2. Vous vous êtes dépêchés.

3. Elle s’est maquillée.