Le passé composé: Avoir × Être
hey! I have a question about the "passé composé en français". I know that in French, there are two auxiliar verbs that are used in the past: Avoir and Être. And I also know that when we use it, we should first look at the verb, and depending on wich verb we use, it will determine wich auxiliar verb we'll use. So I wanted to know if there is any rule that can tell us any future that can be found in a verb to know if it applies to "Avoir", or if it applies to "Être".
Please, help me.
Any help will be appreciated.
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I just want to add something you may not know and the previous commentator didn't mention: there are a limited number of verbs using the auxiliary être... about 15. So it's worth to memorise them so you don't need to ask yourself this question again. A few verbs use both auxiliary but the meaning change. For example: Je suis passé chez toi. (I stopped by your house.) J'ai passé un examen. (I took an exam).
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Your grammar book will explain this. The passé composé with être is usually immediately after the passé composé with avoir. If you don't have a grammar book, you should get one. It will help you learn methodically without wasting time.
google French verbs that are conjugated with être in the passé composé
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/french/french-i/french-i-the-passe-compose/the-passe-compose-with-etre
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/french/french-i/french-i-reflexive-verbs/reflexive-verbs-and-compound-tenses
google verbes qui se conjuguent au passé composé avec être
http://grammaire.reverso.net/1_1_15_Avoir_ou_etre_aux_temps_composes.shtml
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