House of Etre Verbs Song - Yankee Doodle

Hello, disgruntled French-learners! I noticed there was a lack of good House of Etre songs on YouTube, so I thought I'd provide this one. :) I think it's good. Sing it like Yankee Doodle. Here's the list in case the video goes too fast for you:

aller
venir
sortir
partir
devenir
retourner
arriver
rester
rentrer
entrer
tomber
revenir
monter
descendre
passer
naitre
mourir
(repeat the last 5 until the end)

I hope you enjoy it! It's helped me for YEARS!!!

EDIT: Okay, so I guess I should make a note: For "passer," etre is used in the intransitive and you should use avoir for transitive. :) It's really confusing, but your French teacher will probably go over it.

((P.S. - special thanks to Mrs. Cacciatore for giving us this song wayyyyy back in high school - you know who we are XD))

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• house of etre
• french
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• etre verbs
• etre
• passe compose
• french past
• french tense
• auxiliary verbs

[ouestlelivre]

There are a few verbs on here that use either être or avoir - depending on context. (transitive/intransitive - as in, takes a direct object or does not take a direct object).

Ex: sortir - Je suis sorti hier soir.

but, if you use it as in "take out" then use "avoir." (as in, took out the trash, took out a book.)

Monter - J'ai monté mes valises au deuxième étage.

Je suis monté au deuxième étage.

[musicalbookwrm48]

@ouestlelivre Yeah. This song is mostly for use in classes when you're learning the past tense for the first time; they don't usually go in depth with things like transitive and intransitive verbs until later on. To begin with, it's easier to keep it simple. :) Thanks for commenting!

[muishka55]

MRS DR VANDERTRAMP, anyone?

[musicalbookwrm48]

@muishka55 Honestly, that method just drives me crazy. lol. It's so tedious because you basically have to write them all down. With the song you can just kind of sing it to yourself anytime you forget. Thanks so much for commenting though! :)

[cassidyteufel]

Helpful

[musicalbookwrm48]

@cassidyteufel Oh, good! I'm so glad. It was always helpful to me, too. :p

[ChibiKyriaki]

Haha, this is so clever and helpful. XD

Now it's STUCK in my head!

[abdcoshneo8p0]

I love singing this now :P



[TMinusZero2Supernova]

This song saved my life in AP French :D Never would have been able to remember all those without the song

[SandyGirl11100]

Awesome! It REALLY helped me! Thanks!

[Kindredness]

This is awesome. Thank you.