Friday, September 11, 2009

13.1 The passe(rsa) compose (rsa) with etre p 226

etre + past particple of the verb

many of the verbs that use etre involve motion;

aller -to go
arriver -to arriver
descendre -to ascend
paritr
passer
*this verb takes etre when meaning -to pass by
and avoir when it means -to spend time
rentrer
sortir -to exit
tomber -to fall, run into


the verbs with etre
agree with number and gender
to the subjects

ex:
Charles, tu es alle(rsa) a Montreal?

Charles did you go to Montreal?


To make it negative:

place ne/n and pas around the auxilary verb/etre

ex:
Marie-Therese n'est pas sortie?
Marie-Therese didn't go out?

more verbs with etre:

entrer - to enter
monter -to go up; to get in/on
mourir -to die
nai(upside down v accent)tre - to be born
rester -to stay
retourner -to return

To form a question;

invert subject pronoun and the conjugated form of etre.
*does not apply to other question formations

ex:
Est-elle rese(rsa)e a(lsa) l/hotel Aquabella?
did she stay at the Hotel Aquabella?

Short adverbs:

deja
encore
bien
mal
beaucoup

place them between etre or pas and the past participle.

ex:
Elle est deja rentre(lsa)e de vacances?
She already came back from vacation?

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