The lesson says: - We use the auxiliary verb être conjugated in a compound tense*, followed by the past participle of the verb. However, all the examples use avoir, not etre. I'm assuming etre is a mistake.
Proper auxillary
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Chip H.Kwiziq community member
Proper auxillary
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming La Voix Passive with compound tenses in French (French Passive Voice)"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Chip,
The passive uses the auxiliary 'être', just as in English -
est + PP = is
a été + PP = has been
aura été + PP = will have been
aurait été + PP = would have been
etc.
The verb être, using avoir as an auxiliary ( just as avoir does ----> avoir eu )
I hope that helps!
CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hi Robin,
Please take a look at the following lesson on forming a passive voice with simple tenses which uses the verb 'être' -
Forming La Voix Passive with simple tenses in French (French Passive Voice)
With compound tenses, you conjugate the verb 'être' which takes the auxiliary 'avoir' as per lesson about its passé composé -
Conjugate être (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
I think this might be the reason you think we are using 'avoir' but in fact, it is still the verb 'être' conjugated.
Hope this helps!
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