Passé Composé (Part 2)

okey dokey – part 2. Passé composé with être. This is done like the passé composé with avoir, except for an extra step at the end.

1. Conjugate être to match the subject

2. Plug in the past participle

3. Add an ‘e’ or an ‘s’ to the past participle to make it match the gender and # of the subject

The verbs

Okay – now to practice. Let’s go with ‘aller’ in past tense for example #1

je suis allé (m), je suis allée (fem)	I went, I did go, I have gone
tu es allé (m), tu es allée (fem)	you went, you did go, you have gone
il est allé	he went, he did go, he has gone
elle est allée	she went, she did go, she has gone
nous sommes allés (m), nous sommes allées (fem)	we went, we did go, we have gone
vous êtes allé (masc sing), vous êtes allée (fem, sing), vous êtes allés (masc pl), vous êtes allées (fem pl)	you went, you did go, you have gone
ils sont allés	they went, they did go, they have gone
elles sont allées	they went, they did go, they have gone

Now for example #2, “mourir” in past tense

je suis mort (m), je suis morte (fem)	I died, I have died, I did die
tu es mort (m), tu es morte (fem)	you died, you have died, you did die
il est mort	he died, he has died, he did die
elle est morte	she died, she has died, she did die
nous sommes morts (m), nous sommes mortes (fem)	we died, we have died, we did die
vous êtes mort (masc sing), vous êtes morte (fem sing), vous êtes morts (masc plural), vous êtes mortes (fem plural)	you died, you have died, you did die
ils sont morts	they died, they have died, they did die
ells sont mortes	they died, they have died, they did die

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