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Passé composé: Meaning changes with Être and Avoir

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Generally, the verbs descendre, monter, passer, rentrer, retourner, and sortir use être. They may, however, take avoir as their helping verb when they are used with a direct object. The meaning of these verbs differs according to the auxiliary verb that is used:

Descendre: with être, got off, went down; with avoir, took down
Monter: with être, went down; with avoir, took up, set up
Passer: with être, passed by, dropped; with avoir, spent
Rentrer: with être, came in; with avoir, brought in
Retourner: with être, returned; with avoir, turned over
Sortir: with être, went out; with avoir, took out

Demander = to ask Se demander = to wonder

A	B
Il a sorti	He took (it) out
Il est sorti	He went out
J'ai monté	I set (it) up
Je suis monté	I went up
Nous avons montés	We took (them) up
Tu as descendu	You took (it) down
Tu es descendu	You went down
Elle a passé	She spent (du temps)
Elle est passé chez moi	She dropped by ...
Elle s'est fait ...	She made herself (jolie)
Elle a fait	She did ...
Je me suis demandée	She wondered
J'ai demandé	I asked
Ils ont retourné	They turned over
Ils sont retournés	They came back
J'ai rentré le chat	I brought the cat in
Il a retourné le cadeau	He returned the present
J'ai passé une heure	I spent an hour
Nous sommes déjà passé par ici	We have already been this way

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