Why do some conjugations of démeurer use avoir?

Vanessa P.B2Kwiziq community member

Why do some conjugations of démeurer use avoir?

Asked 7 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Vanessa !

"demeurer" is one of these verbs that can take either avoir or être as auxiliary in compound tenses.

Here is a link to the related lesson:
Demeurer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)

I hope that's helpful! 

À bientôt !

Why do some conjugations of démeurer use avoir?

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