Can someone please explain the Dr Mrs Vandertramp verbs and give me a list of the feminine forms?

the famous acronym “DR (and) MRS VANDERTRAMPP” is supposed to give you a list of verbs in french that use the verb “etre” in the past tense (passe compose) instead of the verb you would normally use: “avoir.”

They are: arriver, aller, venir, revenir, devenir, entrer, rentrer, descendre, retourner, rester, monter, tomber, sortir, partir, naitre, mourir, passer.

For example, you would say “I ate a piece of cake” by saying “j’AI mange un morceau de gateau.” But if you encounter a “dr and mrs. vandertrampp” verb, such as “I went to the mall,” you would say “je SUIS alle au centre commercial.”

For most feminine forms, you just add an “e,” so if you are a girl and you want to say you went to the mall, you would write, “je suis allee au centre commercial.” If you went out with your friends, you would say, “Je suis sortie avec mes amis.”

male/female:

(remember many of these, the -er verbs, have accents)

arrive/arrivee

alle/allee

venu/venue

revenu/revenue

devenu/devenue

entre/entree

rentre/rentree

descendu/descendue

retourne/retournee

reste/restee

monte/montee

tombe/tombee

sorti/sortie

parti/partie

ne/nee

mort/morte

passe/passe

Examples : Il n’est pas allé = He did not go Il n’est pas parti – He did not leave