Vandertramp is a mnemonic technique or strategy created to help French learners remember 17 specific French verbs conjugated with the auxiliary verb être in the passé composé (past tense) instead of the more common auxiliary verb avoir . MrsVandertramp—real name unknown, nickname earned through legendary clinical clout—represents the ideal medical visionary: a physician whose deep expertise in biology, genetics, and ethics collides with raw, emotional storytelling. If you don't know, or forgot, DR. VANDERTRAMP is an acronym for verbs that are conjugated with "être" in the past tense. Vandertrampp) and “The House of Être” is a commonly taught abbreviation and learning strategy to help French learners remember some verbs which use être as an auxiliary verb (as opposed to avoir). Confused by DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs? Learn exactly when to use être vs avoir, avoid common mistakes, and finally remember them with simple, real examples. And if it includes rentrer, why not revenir, remonter, redescendre, redevenir, retomber, repartir, ressortir (note the extra ‘s’ in that one), and renaître? Adding in MrsVandertramp’s husband to make ‘Dr & Mrs’ (as in the image at the top of the post) is hardly going to solve that problem.
