In the avoir/être test for "he went" I put "il est allé" and for "I went back" I put "je suis rentré" Both were marked incorrect, why?
Aller or entrer and rentrer or revenir
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MaeveKwiziq community member
Aller or entrer and rentrer or revenir
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate coming and going verbs (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Maeve,
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Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Both look fine to me. Maybe you made a spelling mistake? Without knowing the exact question it is hard to pinpoint the problem.
Note: "rentrer" can also be used transitively and, in that case, uses avoir as auxiliary verb. In this case it means to take/bring something back inside. There is a specific kwiziq lesson on this:
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Aller or entrer and rentrer or revenir
In the avoir/être test for "he went" I put "il est allé" and for "I went back" I put "je suis rentré" Both were marked incorrect, why?
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