Coffee Break French

CBF 2:17 | More verbs which form the perfect tense with être

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Jun 20, 2009
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ADVICE

Memorizing Être Verbs

  • Learn the fifteen French verbs that take être in the perfect tense.
  • These verbs will be introduced in groups of opposites and rhyming groups to aid memorization.
INSIGHT

Être Verbs of Motion

  • Most être verbs imply motion, like aller (to go), venir (to come), entrer (to enter), and sortir (to leave).
  • Other motion verbs include arriver (to arrive), partir (to leave), monter (to go up), and descendre (to go down).
INSIGHT

Non-Motion Être Verbs

  • Not all être verbs are motion verbs; naître (to be born) and mourir (to die) are also included.
  • These verbs, while not about physical movement, represent a change of state.
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