Grammar Tips

• Avoir: Most verbs use “avoir” as auxiliary
• Être: Use “être” for: aller, venir, naître, mourir, partir, arriver, entrer, sortir, monter, descendre, retourner, rester, tomber, passer
• With “être”, the past participle agrees with the subject! Not with avoir!
• Regular -er verbs: Remove -er and add -é (e.g., parler → parlé)
• Regular -ir verbs: Remove -ir and add -i (e.g., finir → fini)
• Regular -re verbs: Remove -re and add -u (e.g., vendre → vendu)