WARM-UP On your handout, fill in the blanks with the Être verbs that fit. (Also fill in the blanks on the back.) e_____ s_____ t______ a______ v____ r.

WARM-UPOn your handout, fill in the blanks with the Être verbs that fit.

(Also fill in the blanks on the back.)

e_____ s_____

t______

a______ v____ r p_____

a________

m______

r_______ r________n_______

r_____m_____ d_______

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d______

HOUSE OF ÊTRE“(DR.&) MRS. VANDERTRAMP(P)”

p_____

ANSWERS

e_____ s_____

t______

a______ v____ r p_____

a________

m______

r_______ r________n_______

r_____m_____ d_______

_

d______

arrivervenirrentrer

revenirretournernaître

entrer

monter descendre

rester

tomber

sortirpartiraller

devenir mourir

HOUSE OF ÊTRE“(DR.&) MRS. VANDERTRAMP(P)”

passer

DR

evenir

evenir

MRS

VANDERTRAMP(P)

enir

onter

ester

ortir

ller

aître

escendre

ntrer

entrer

omber

etourner

rriver

ourir

artir

asser

How do you know what verbs to use “être” with ?

Memorize the list !

Recognize that these are intransitive verbs of motion or transition, where the past participle describes the state of the subject. (& thus agrees with subject)

How do you know what verbs to use “avoir” with ?

When there is a ____________ direct object

Then, the past participle describes the state/action acted upon the direct object.

•Note: You will learn reflexive verbs later, and they still use être when there’s a direct object; however, there’s no agreement with the subject when there’s a D.O. …. but that’s later…

NOTE:

There are a few of the “être” verbs on the list that CHANGE to using “avoir” under certain circumstances.

Watch the examples and figure out when that is….

(Hint: The meaning of the verb changes a little bit, too.)

Elle est montée.

Who is montée describing ? (Who moved?)

Elle a monté les livres.

What is monté describing ?

(What moved?)

How would you translate the sentence ?

Elle est descendue.

Who is descendue describing ? (Who moved?)

Elle a descendu les livres.

What is descendu describing ?

(What moved?)

How would you translate the sentence ?

Ils sont sortis.

Who is sortis describing ? (Who moved?)

Ils ont sorti la poubelle.

How would you translate the sentence ?

What was “taken out” ?What is “sorti” describing?

Il a sorti le chien.

What is sorti describing ? (What moved?)

How would you translate the sentence ?

Note: (PP like an adjective)

There is no agreement with the D.O. because it hasn’t indicated what it’s talking about BEFORE you reach the past participle in the sentence.

RECAP:

Elle est montée. Elle a monté les livres.

Elle est descendue. Elle a descendu les livres.

Ils sont sortis. Il a sorti le chien.

When do these verbs change to using “avoir” as the helping verb ?

- There are times when the past participle agrees with the D.O. (Direct Object) that it describes – but the number/gender have to be indicated somewhere before the past participle is written.

Examples:

Voila les fleurs (fp) que j’ai achetées hier.

J’adore cette pièce (f) ! Je l’ai vue le mois dernier.

* (You don’t have to know how to do to this yet. Just know the difference between the main être verbs and the regular avoir verbs.)