Les+verbes+-+le+passé+composé+avoir+ou+être?

**Les verbs - le passé composé: avoir ou être?** Sometimes it is difficult to remember how to conjugate a verb in passé composé because there are so many steps involved. Follow this 'flow chart' to help you learn the steps.

**1.** Look at the verb you are given. Decide if it is a DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verb or not. //If it is a DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verb, go to step 2a).// //If it is not a DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verb, go to step 2b).//  **2a).** DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs use être as their auxilliary verb. Look at the subject you are given. Write the correct form of être for that subject. //Go to step 3a).//  **2b).** Verbs that are not DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs use avoir as their auxilliary verb. Look at the subject you are given. Write the correct form of avoir for that subject. //Go to step 3b).//  **3a).** Now that you have être, you need to write what your verb changes to in the past tense. Check first if your verb is irregular! Write its past tense form beside your conjugated form of être. //Go to step 4.//  **3b).** Now that you have avoir, you need to write what your verb changes to in the past tense. Check first if your verb is irregular! Write its past tense form beside your conjugated form of avoir. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//Congratulations! You are done conjugating your verb in the passé composé!// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**4.** DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs add endings to agree with their subject. Look at the subject you are given. Decide if it is masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//If it is masculine singular, then congratulations! You are done conjugating your verb in the passé composé!// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//If it is feminine singular, go to step 5a).// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//If it is masculine plural, go to step 5b).// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//If it is feminine plural, go to step 5c).// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**5a).** For feminine singular, add an E on the end of your verb. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//Congratulations! You are done conjugating your verb in the passé composé!// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**5b).** For masculine plural, add an S on the end of your verb. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//Congratulations! You are done conjugating your verb in the passé composé!// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">**5c).** For feminine plural, add an ES on the end of your verb. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">//Congratulations! You are done conjugating your verb in the passé composé!//