VANDERTRAMP - early work on this group of vbs

Match the English and French phrases.

• Je suis rentré(e)

• I went up

• Je suis monté(e)

• I fell

• Je suis descendu(e)

• I became

• Je suis devenu(e)

• I went home

• Je suis tombé(e)

• I went down

Match the French and English phrases.

• Je suis revenu(e) ici.

• I returned here.

• Je suis sorti(e) ici.

• I came here.

• Je suis parti(e) d'ici.

• I left from here.

• Je suis retourné(e) ici.

• I came back here.

• Je suis venu(e) ici.

• I went out here.

This verb means "to become."

• venir

• devenir

• revenir

• redevenir

Match the French and English verbs.

• mourir

• to enter

• entrer

• to die

• partir

• to leave

• naître

• to be born

• sortir

• to go out

The four "R" VANDERTRAMP verbs are:

• retourner, rentrer, rencontrer & revenir

• retrouver, rencontrer, revenir, rentrer

• retrouver, rentrer,

  retourner, rester

• retourner, revenir, rentrer, rester

What makes VANDERTRAMP verbs different?

• They all use "avoir" as their auxiliary (helping) verb.

• They all have irregular past participles.

• They all use "être" as their auxiliary (helping) verb.

• They all have irregular past participles AND the participles need agreement for fem & plural subjects.

Finish the phrase: Ma soeur est ____

• revenus.

• rentrée.

• sorties.

• parti.

Finish the phrase. Mes amis Jean et Philippe sont _____.

• sortis.

• parties.

• allé.

• retournée.

Match the beginnings and endings.

• use "être" as the helping verb.

• VANDERTRAMP verbs

• sont morts il y a 10 ans.

• Ma cousine est née

• "né(e)(s)" as its past participle.

• "Mourir" has

• il y a trois ans.

• "Naître" has

• "mort(e)(s)" as its past participle.

• Mes arrières-grands-parents

VANDERTRAMP verbs mostly have to do with....

• motion.

• state of being.

• feelings.

• wishing or wanting.