Aller or entrer and rentrer or revenir

Question

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?

Accepted Answer

Hi Maeve,
Without the full context, it is impossible to tell where you went wrong.
Please use the Report it button on your correction board.

Answer

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:

Rentrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)