The+Perfect+Tense

.These two videos will give you a reminder of how to form the Perfect Tense media type="custom" key="1818203"media type="custom" key="1818723" [|Jog the Web and jog your memory (contains some info on Imperfect as well)] How will you remember which verbs form their Perfect Tense with être - here are a few suggestions...

[|L'histoire d'un poussain] - Let this chicken help you!

Try to remember them as opposites

How about using the infamous MRS VANDERTRAMP? Mourir Rester Sortir
 * naître || mourir ||
 * aller || venir ||
 * entrer || sortir ||
 * arriver || partir ||
 * monter || descendre ||
 * rester || tomber ||
 * retourner and all their compounds ||

Venir Aller Naître Descendre Entrer Retourner Tomber Rentrer Arriver Monter Partir Or learn the Past Participles (thanks to Mrs MacKinnon!)

Entré, tombé, né, allé, Resté, monté, arrivé, Parti, sorti, mort, venu, Retourné and descendu All these verbs are of use to you, All use être, so should you!!