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You put the etre or avoir in between the pronoun and the verb. For example, 'I played,' you say I, avoir, played. Being J'ai joue(with an accent). Or if you were saying 'he died', you would say il est mort.

How to know whether to use avoir or etre:

You always use avoir EXCEPT for these;

Descendre

Retourner

Mourir

Rentre

Sortir

Venir

Aller

Naitre

Devenir

Entrer

Revenir

Tomber

Rester

Arriver

Monter

Partir

You can remember these by using the words DR MRS VANDERTRAMP, if you remember one, its opposite will be there as well ex. to go down, to go up, to come, to leave etc. These ones take etre. Everything else uses avoir.

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What is the past tense of etre?

été and weirdly enough, it goes with avoir. so, j'ai été, tu as été, etc.


What are 'etre' verbs?

The French past tense that's called 'passe compose' is composed of an auxiliary verb and the main verb in past participle form. In the passe compose tense, the auxiliary verb is the conjugation of either 'etre' ['to be'] or 'avoir' ['to have']. Those verbs that have 'avoir' as their auxiliary choice are called 'avoir' verbs. Those verbs that have 'etre' as their auxiliary choice are called 'etre' verbs. For example, 'venir' ['to come'] is an 'etre' verb. So 'I did come, have come, came' is translated as 'Je suis venue', with 'je' meaning 'I'. The choice of 'etre' or 'avoir' carries through to all of the other combined tenses, such as the conditional perfect, future perfect, pluperfect, etc.


What is the past tense of faire in french?

The conjugated form of "avoir" and "fait." Example: Tu as fait ton devoir.


What is the past tense of watched in french?

regardé (goes with avoir, totally regular)


What is the auxiliary verb and what is the main verb in French verb tenses?

The auxiliary verb also is called a helping verb. For it's used to help form the tenses that are composed of two verbs. An example is the past tense that's called 'passe compose', or 'composed past'. It's composed of the auxiliary verb 'avoir' ['to have'], or 'etre' ['to be']. In this particular tense, the auxiliary verb is in the present tense. The main verb is in the form of the past participle, which isn't conjugated. But those that take 'etre' agree with the subject in feminine/masculine gender and in singular/plural number. For example, the verb 'parler' ['to speak'] takes 'avoir' in the composed tenses. In the passe compose tense, 'I did speak, have spoken, spoke' is 'J'ai parle'.

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Who is Dr Sam Tarvern MP?

He helps you learn the french verbs in the past tense that use Etre instead of Avoir


What is the past tense of etre?

été and weirdly enough, it goes with avoir. so, j'ai été, tu as été, etc.


What are 'etre' verbs?

The French past tense that's called 'passe compose' is composed of an auxiliary verb and the main verb in past participle form. In the passe compose tense, the auxiliary verb is the conjugation of either 'etre' ['to be'] or 'avoir' ['to have']. Those verbs that have 'avoir' as their auxiliary choice are called 'avoir' verbs. Those verbs that have 'etre' as their auxiliary choice are called 'etre' verbs. For example, 'venir' ['to come'] is an 'etre' verb. So 'I did come, have come, came' is translated as 'Je suis venue', with 'je' meaning 'I'. The choice of 'etre' or 'avoir' carries through to all of the other combined tenses, such as the conditional perfect, future perfect, pluperfect, etc.


What is the past tense of watched in french?

regardé (goes with avoir, totally regular)


What is the past tense of faire in french?

The conjugated form of "avoir" and "fait." Example: Tu as fait ton devoir.


How do you tell a verb in the past tense in French?

If the sentence contains the conjugated form of "avoir" as well as the past participle. Present tense: Je chante! Past tense: J'ai chanté!


What is the auxiliary verb and what is the main verb in French verb tenses?

The auxiliary verb also is called a helping verb. For it's used to help form the tenses that are composed of two verbs. An example is the past tense that's called 'passe compose', or 'composed past'. It's composed of the auxiliary verb 'avoir' ['to have'], or 'etre' ['to be']. In this particular tense, the auxiliary verb is in the present tense. The main verb is in the form of the past participle, which isn't conjugated. But those that take 'etre' agree with the subject in feminine/masculine gender and in singular/plural number. For example, the verb 'parler' ['to speak'] takes 'avoir' in the composed tenses. In the passe compose tense, 'I did speak, have spoken, spoke' is 'J'ai parle'.


What is the past tense in French called?

The past tense in French is called "le passé composé". It is formed by using a helper verb (usually "avoir" or "être") followed by the past participle of the main verb.


How do you say 'wrote' in french?

écritJ'ai écrit - I wrote Tu as écrit - You wroteIl/Elle/On a écrit - He/She/One wroteNous avons écrit - We wroteVous avez écrit - You(group) wroteNote(s):When using a past-tense form of a verb, you must use 'avoir' or 'etre' in front of the past-tense verb. In this case, écrire is an avoir verb.


What is swam in French?

nagé is the past tense and that goes with the auxiliary verb "Avoir" but to swim as an infinitive is nager


What is avoir in past participle?

The past participle of "avoir" is "eu".


What is had in French?

"had" is the past tense of "to have", which is the verb "avoir" in French imparfait tense for avoir: j'avais tu avais il avait nous avions vous aviez ils avaient It is one of the two "auxiliary" verbs in French, it enables you to conjugate verbs in composite tenses like plus que parfait or passé composé. auxiliary verbs: to have: avoir to be: être