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Choose Avoir or Être in French Past Stories
Learn when to use 'avoir' or 'être' in the passé composé with French verbs like 'sortir' and 'rentrer', where the meaning changes depending on the auxiliary verb.
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Choose Avoir or Être in French Past Stories
Learn when to use 'avoir' or 'être' in the passé composé with French verbs like 'sortir' and 'rentrer', where the meaning changes depending on the auxiliary verb.
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In French, some common verbs of movement can use either 'être' or 'avoir' in the passé composé. The choice isn't random; it completely changes the meaning of the verb. We'll look at how this works with verbs like 'sortir', meaning 'to go out' or 'to take out'.
Lesson#2
When these verbs describe the subject moving from one place to another, they use 'être'. This is called an intransitive use, as the action doesn't have a direct object. For example, 'Je suis sorti' means 'I went out'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'I went out' in French?
Je suis sorti
Quiz#4
How do you say 'She went out' in French?
Elle est sortie
Lesson#5
The verb 'rentrer' follows the same pattern. To say someone came home or went back in, you use 'être'. For instance, 'Nous sommes rentrés' means 'We came home'.
Quiz#6
Using the casual form of 'we', how do you say 'We came home' in French?
On est rentré
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