At the café this morning there was a discussion about which verbs take auxiliary êt' in perfect tense. There isn't a standard list (one suspects because authorities have disagreed and so, rather than cause offence, people have preferred not to try and lay down the law on this question). So here's a suggested list based on those verbs on which there seems to be consensus:
Verbs taking auxiliary
êt'
in perfect tense
1 all
reflexive verbs
2 v'nîn
and derivatives èrv'nîn,
dêv'nîn,
rav'nîn(?)
but not conv'nîn
3 aller,
èraller,
s'n aller (however
verb êt'
is frequently used instead of aller in the perfect: j'ai 'té rather
than j'sis allé)
4 parti
(however s'n aller is more frequently used)
5 arriver
may take either auxiliary aver or auxiliary êt'
Other verbs may be found in literary texts which are conjugated with êt', perhaps in a gallicised style influenced by cognate French verbs taking être.
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