#neshacolicomaio

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sterile relic
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certain verbs like aller use être to form the passé composé all other verbs use avoir

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these exceptions are all intransitive (meaning they don't take an object) and they're often although not always related to motion

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aller, venir, partir for example but also mourir

zinc dagger
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"tu a" will always be incorrect though, you might see natives write it because it's pronounced the same

zinc dagger
sterile relic
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ah yeah, that's a good way to think about it

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@heady thicket

heady thicket
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Hi

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ohhh just now I saw you wrote me

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@sterile relic but look
both examples consider to be movement verbs
Tu as visite l'appartement du quatrieme etage
Tu es arrive' a paris hier
one time its "es" and one time its "as"

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Cest from Doulingo

sterile relic
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it's not all verbs of motion, just some

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it's an exception not a rule

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visiter is also transitive, it takes an object which means it cannot use être

zinc dagger
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Even among the verbs that use "être", the few that can have an object only use "avoir" when they have an object

wintry narwhal
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@heady thicket

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Sometimes you can use both
eg.
Je suis sorti -> I went out
J'ai sorti la poubelle. -> I took out the trash

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I'd recommend reading a grammar book or using a site like lawless french or kwiziq, duolingo doesn't teach grammar well at all.

hallow shale
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Not exhaustive but very intuitive

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Basically movement verbs and reflexive verbs use être
The rest use avoir