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Être IR & RE Verbs

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Regular IR and RE Verbs

In French there are 14 verbs that use 'être' to form the perfect tense. It is important to note that verbs that use 'être' agree with the person who is speaking and gender. Here are the regular IR verbs that use 'être':

Sortir - to go out

Sortir - to go out

  • Je suis sorti(e) - I went out.
  • Tu es sorti(e) - you (singular) went out.
  • Il/elle/on est sorti(e) - he/she went out.
  • Nous sommes sorti(e)s - we went out.
  • Vous êtes sorti(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) went out.
  • Ils/elles sont sorti(e)s - they went out.
Partir - to leave

Partir - to leave

  • Je suis parti(e) - I left.
  • Tu es parti(e) - you (singular) left.
  • Il/elle/on est parti(e) - he/she left.
  • Nous sommes parti(e)s - we left.
  • Vous êtes parti(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) left.
  • Ils/elles sont parti(e)s - they left.

Regular RE Verbs

In French there are 14 verbs that use 'être' to form the perfect tense. It is important to note that verbs that use 'être' agree with the person who is speaking and gender. Here is the regular RE verb 'descendre' (to go down) that uses 'être':

Tu =es= descend=u(e)= - you went down

Tu es descendu(e) - you went down

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Vous =êtes= descend=u(e)(s)= - you went down

Vous êtes descendu(e)(s) - you went down

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).
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Common Tenses

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Present Tense

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Perfect Tense

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6.3

Imperfect tense

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Imperfect vs Perfect

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Future Tense

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Advanced Tenses

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Conditional Tense

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Pluperfect Tense

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Present Subjunctive

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The Passive Voice

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Adverbs

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Adjectives

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Negative

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Conjunctions

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Miscellaneous

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    How do you say 'we left' in French?Multiple choice
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    Which of these is NOT the correct form of the perfect tense?Multiple choice
  3. 3
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    How do you say 'we went down' in French?Multiple choice
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    Which of these is NOT the correct form of the perfect tense?Multiple choice
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