Does Prendre Take Etre or Avoir?

Compound conjugations of prendre use the auxiliary verb avoir. ... Other verbs take être as the auxiliary verb.

How do you know if its être or avoir?

Être and Avoir: The 2 Most Important Verbs in French

For starters, on their own, the verb être means “to be” and the verb avoir means “to have.” These two verbs are used in this simple sense to say things like je suis professeur (I am a teacher) or elle a une tasse (she has a cup).

Does quitter use avoir or être?

Quitter in the Compound Past Tense

To form it, you'll need to conjugate avoir to the present for the subject before adding the past participle quitté. This results in j'ai quitté for "I left" and nous avons quitté for "we left."