Dr & Mrs Vandertrampp: A Trick for the French Passé Composé

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La salle de bain de Dr & Mrs Vandertamp. On peut tout imaginer !

Dr & Mrs Vandertrampp isn’t a family—it’s a mnemonic device to remember which French verbs use être (instead of avoir) as their auxiliary verb in the passé composé. This trick is mostly used by French learners, not native speakers.