French passé composé question?
Is it true that etre verbs (aller, monter, sortir, etc, etc) use avoir when there is a subject involved? (I read this online)
For example: Il est monté. - He went up(stairs) becomes
Il a monté la côte. - He went up the hill.
I take french in school and my teacher has never said anything about this. She said that the etre verbs ALWAYS use etre. Which source is correct?
Update:I'm pretty sure none of you know French since you misunderstood my question.
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http://www.wku.edu/~nathan.love/Multi-handouts/etr...
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Your teacher is correct because
Il est monte = He is up not he went up, it is describing the person not what he is doing
Il a monte = he went up
if a verb it to use "avoir" as "participe, it will always do in normal passe compose and vice versa
When monter is an intransitive verb you use être.
ll est monté dans sa voiture, he got in his car.
When it is a transitive verb you use avoir.
ll a monté les valises, he took the suitcases upstairs.
The same for sortir :
ll est sorti hier soir, he went out last night.
J'ai sorti les mains de mes poches, l took my hands out of my pockets.
The same for other verbs, descendre, entrer...
VANDERTRAMP verbs use "etre" in passe compose. (google will give you this list. "dr. mrs. vandertramp" is an acronym used to remember which verbs use etre)
All other verbs use "avoir". in passe compose.
So no, it is not true. etre verbs always use etre and all avoir verbs use avoir.
I'm french but I can't tell you if it's right for every case (for that you need a tutor).