Être ER

Regular ER Verbs

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

Monter - to go up, to climb

J'étais monté(e) - I had gone up.
Tu étais monté(e) - you (singular) had gone up.
Il/elle/on était monté(e) - he/she/one had gone up.
Nous étions monté(e)s - we had gone up.
Vous étiez monté(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had gone up.
Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s - they had gone up.

Retourner - to return

J'étais retourné(e) - I had returned.
Tu étais retourné(e) - you (singular) had returned.
Il/elle/on était retourné(e) - he/she/one had returned.
Nous étions retourné(e)s - we had returned.
Vous étiez retourné(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had returned.
Ils/elles étaient retourné(e)s - they had returned.

Arriver - to arrive

J'étais arrivé(e) - I had arrived.
Tu étais arrivé(e) - you (singular) had arrived.
Il/elle était arrivé(e) - he/she/one had arrived.
Nous étions arrivé(e)s - we had arrived.
Vous étiez arrivé(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had arrived.
Ils/elles étaient arrivé(e)s - they had arrived.

Entrer - to enter

J'étais entré(e) - I had entered.
Tu étais entré(e) - you (singular) had entered.
Il/elle était entré(e) - he/she/one had entered.
Nous étions entré(e)s - we had entered.
Vous étiez entré(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had entered.
Ils/elles étaient entré(e)s - they had entered.

Regular ER Verbs

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

Rester - to stay

J'étais resté(e) - I had stayed.
Tu étais resté(e) - you (singular) had stayed.
Il/elle/on était resté(e) - he/she/one had stayed.
Nous étions resté(e)s - we had stayed.
Vous étiez resté(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had stayed.
Ils/elles étaient resté(e)s - they had stayed.

Tomber - to fall

J'étais tombé(e) - I had fallen.
Tu étais tombé(e) - you (singular) had fallen.
Il/elle/on était tombé(e) - he/she/one had fallen.
Nous étions tombé(e)s - we had fallen.
Vous étiez tombé(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had fallen.
Ils/elles étaient tombé(e)s - they had fallen.

Rentrer - to go back, to return

J'étais rentré(e) - I had gone back.
Tu étais rentré(e) - you (singular) had gone back.
Il/elle/on étais rentré(e) - he/she/one had gone back.
Nous étions rentré(e)s - we had gone back.
Vous étiez rentré(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had gone back.
Ils/elles étaient rentré(e)s - they had went back.

Aller - to go

J'étais allé(e) - I had gone.
Tu étais allé(e) - you (singular) had gone.
Il/elle/on était allé(e) - he/she/one had gone.
Nous étions allé(e)s - we had gone.
Vous étiez allé(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) had gone.
Ils/elles étaient allé(e)s - they had gone.

1Home & Abroad

1.1Town & Rural Life

1.1.1Town

1.1.2What, Which, Where?

1.1.3What is There in Your Region?

1.1.4Places in the Town

1.1.5Things To Do

1.2Holiday, Tourism & Directions

1.2.1Countries

1.2.2Holidays

1.2.3Going on Holiday

1.2.4Tourism

1.2.5Food

1.2.6Eating Out

1.2.7Opinions on Food

1.2.8Directions (1/2)

1.2.9Directions (2/2)

1.2.10Exam-Style Questions - Holidays

1.3Customs

1.3.1Festivals & Customs

1.3.2Festivals and Customs 2

1.4Everyday Life & Traditions

1.4.1Greetings

2Education & Employment

2.1School Life & Routine

2.1.1Subjects (1/2)

2.1.2Subjects (2/2)

2.1.3School Routine

2.1.4School Life

2.1.5Exam-Style Questions - School Life

2.2School Trips, Events & Exchanges

2.2.1School Trips

2.3Future Plans & Work

2.3.1Education Post-16

2.3.2Jobs (1/2)

2.3.3Jobs (2/2)

2.3.4Job Applications

2.3.5Career

2.3.6Learning a Language

2.3.7Charity

2.3.8Exam-Style Questions - Charity Work

3Personal Life & Relationships

3.1House & Home

3.1.1Home

3.1.2Rooms of the House

3.1.3In Your House

3.2Daily Routine & Helping at Home

3.2.1Routine

3.2.2Helping at Home

3.3Family & Friends

3.3.1Describing Yourself

3.3.2Physical Appearance

3.3.3Personality

3.3.4Friends

3.3.5Opinions on Friends

3.3.6Relationships

3.3.7Family

3.3.8Other Family Members

3.3.9Role Model

3.3.10Childhood

3.3.11Exam-Style Questions - Family

4The World Around Us

4.1Global Issues

4.1.1The Environment (1/2)

4.1.2The Environment (2/2)

4.1.3Exam-Style Questions - The Environment

4.1.4Addressing the Issue

4.1.5Poverty & Homelessness

4.1.6Social Issues

4.1.7Energy

4.2Weather

4.2.1Good Weather

4.2.2Bad Weather

4.3Travel & Transport

4.3.1Transport

4.4The Media

4.4.1Social Media

4.4.2The Internet

4.4.3Exam-Style Questions - Internet

4.5Information & Tech

4.5.1Mobile Technology

5Social Activities, Fitness & Health

6Common Tenses

6.1Present Tense

6.1.1Regular ER Verbs

6.1.2Regular IR Verbs

6.1.3Regular RE Verbs

6.1.4Reflexive Verbs

6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)

6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)

6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)

6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)

6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)

6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)

6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)

6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)

6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)

6.1.14Irregular Present Participles

6.1.15Avoir & Etre

6.2Perfect Tense

6.2.1Avoir (1/2)

6.2.2Avoir (2/2)

6.2.3Irregular Past Participles (1/2)

6.2.4Irregular Past Participles (2/2)

6.2.5Être ER Verbs

6.2.6Être IR & RE Verbs

6.2.7Irregular Être

6.2.8Perfect Infinitive

6.3Imperfect tense

6.3.1Regular ER Verbs

6.3.2Regular IR Verbs

6.3.3Regular RE Verbs

6.3.4Irregular ER Verbs

6.3.5Irregular IR Verbs

6.3.6Irregular RE Verbs

6.3.7Être

6.4Imperfect vs Perfect

6.4.1Which One to Use?

6.5Future Tense

6.5.1Regular ER Verbs

6.5.2Regular IR Verbs

6.5.3Regular RE Verbs

6.5.4Immediate future

6.5.5Irregulars (1/2)

6.5.6Irregulars (2/2)

7Advanced Tenses

7.1Conditional Tense

7.1.1Regular ER Verbs

7.1.2Regular IR Verbs

7.1.3Regular IR Verbs

7.1.4Irregulars (1/2)

7.1.5Irregulars (2/2)

7.2Pluperfect Tense

7.2.1Avoir (1/2)

7.2.2Avoir (2/2)

7.2.3Être ER

7.2.4Être IR & RE

7.2.5Irregular Être

7.3Present Subjunctive

7.3.1Regular Verbs (1/2)

7.3.2Regular Verbs (2/2)

7.3.3Irregulars (1/2)

7.3.4Irregulars (2/2)

7.3.5Using the Subjunctive

7.3.6Imperative

8Extra Grammar

8.1The Passive Voice

8.1.1Être (1/6)

8.1.2Être (2/6)

8.1.3Être (3/6)

8.1.4Être (4/6)

8.1.5Être (5/6)

8.1.6Être (6/6)

8.1.7Avoiding the Passive

8.2Pronouns

8.2.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)

8.2.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)

8.2.3Reflexive Pronouns

8.2.4Indefinite Pronouns

8.2.5Emphatic Pronouns

8.2.6Relative Pronouns

8.2.7Ça, Cela, Celui

8.2.8Demonstrative Pronouns

8.2.9Possessive Pronouns

8.3Asking Questions

8.3.1Question Words (1/2)

8.3.2Question Words (2/2)

8.4Nouns

8.4.1The, A

8.4.2Some

8.4.3Masculine

8.4.4Feminine (1/2)

8.4.5Feminine (2/2)

8.4.6Plurals

8.4.7Irregular Plurals

8.5Prepositions

8.5.1Prepositions (1/3)

8.5.2Prepositions (2/3)

8.5.3Prepositions (3/3)

8.5.4Phrases

8.6Adverbs

8.6.1Forming an Adverb

8.6.2Good, Badly, Fast

8.7Quantifiers & Intensifiers

8.7.1A Lot, Enough, Very

8.8Adjectives

8.8.1Agreement (1/3)

8.8.2Agreement (2/3)

8.8.3Agreement (3/3)

8.8.4Position (1/2)

8.8.5Position (2/2)

8.8.6Comparative

8.8.7Superlative

8.8.8Good, Better, Best

8.8.9Demonstrative

8.8.10Indefinite

8.9Negative

8.9.1Negatives (1/2)

8.9.2Negatives (2/2)

8.10Conjunctions

8.10.1To Make Sentences Longer

8.10.2To Add Extra Information

8.11Miscellaneous

8.11.1Abbreviations

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