"Dr Mrs Vandertramp list" Definitions Included

In French, the étre passé composé verbs are not easy to remember so the famously known, or not, Dr Mrs Vandertramp list contains one verb for each letter. In this article, I will give you the Dr Mrs Vandertramp list with the meaning of each verb and how it is used.

Devenir: To become or turn into something

Revenir: To become sad. A change in emotion to becoming sad

Monter: To go into - go up into your room, would be an example

Rester: To stay somewhere, usually for visits

Sortir: To exit. It is used the same way as in English. Instead of exit signs, the signs say sortir.

Venir: To come for a visit. The process of going somewhere for that visit

Aller: To go/ Went. Basically used the same way

Naître: was born. Used like "I was born"

Descendre: To descend/Go down such as a flight of stairs

Entrer: Enter/ Went inside Entered in past tense. 

Rentrer: "Re-enter" in Literal terms. It is mostly used as to re-enter your home which would mean to return home. 

Tomber: To fall down/ Tumble down - such as fall down some stairs

Retourner: To return to something. Not Re-enter!

Arriver: To arrive. Basically like in English

Mourir: To have died/dead. Dying is considered a verb because the French consider dying to be moving into the next step in life.

Partir: To leave- Left in past tense

Passer: To pass by, drop by a place. Can be to just drop by your house.