Passé Composé of ETRE verbs

auxillary verb is ETRE, not avoir, conjugated to match subject

past participles AGREE in NUMBER and GENDER with the subject

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Infinitive

Meaning

Past Participle

monter

to show

monté

rester

to stay, remain

resté

devenir

to become

devenu

revenir

to come back

revenu

venir

to come

venu

arriver

to arrive

arrivé

naître

to be born

descendre

to descend

descendu

entrer

to enter

entré

rentrer

to reenter

rentré

tomber

to fall

tombé

retourner

to return

retourné

aller

to go

allé

monter

to go up

monté

partir

to leave

parti

sortir

to go out

sorti

examples:

Nous sommes allé(e)s

Elle est arrivée

We went

She arrived

We did go

She did arrive

We have gone

She has arrived