Forming the Past Tense with Être

The video tutorial explains how to form the past tense in French using 'avoir' and 'être' as helping verbs. It highlights specific verbs that require 'être' and provides memory tricks like the 'Dr and Mrs Vander' acronym and the 'house of être' concept. Additionally, it covers the agreement of past participles with the subject, detailing how to modify endings based on gender and number.

Which helping verb is most commonly used with verbs in the past tense?

• aller

• faire

• avoir

• être

What is the acronym used to remember the verbs that take 'être' in the past tense?

• Mr. and Mrs. Vander

• Dr. and Mrs. Smith

• Dr. and Mrs. Brown

• Dr. and Mrs. Vander

Which of the following is NOT a verb that uses 'être' in the past tense?

• manger

• venir

• aller

• rester

What is the house of 'être' method used for?

• Conjugating regular verbs

• Learning French vocabulary

• Remembering verbs that use 'être' in the past tense

• Understanding French culture

Which action is NOT associated with the house of 'être' method?

• Eating dinner

• Going up the stairs

• Entering the house

• Leaving the house

What tune is the song for remembering the verbs that use 'être' in the past tense sung to?

• 10 Little Indians

• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

• Old MacDonald

• Mary Had a Little Lamb

When using 'être' as the helping verb, what do you add to the past participle if the subject is singular feminine?

• An 'es'

• Nothing

• An 's'

• An 'e'

If the subject is masculine plural, what do you add to the past participle when using 'être' as the helping verb?

• Nothing

• An 'e'

• An 'es'

• An 's'

What must you consider about the subject when using 'être' as the helping verb in the past tense?

• Its gender and number

• Its tense

• Its voice

• Its mood

Which of the following is always plural?

• Je

• Tu

• Nous

• Il