Aller or entrer and rentrer or revenir

Question

In the avoir/être test for "he went" I put "il est allé" and for "I went back" I put "je suis rentré" Both were marked incorrect, why?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Maeve,
Without the full context, it is impossible to tell where you went wrong.
Please use the Report it button on your correction board.

Chris Wirt · Answer

Both look fine to me. Maybe you made a spelling mistake? Without knowing the exact question it is hard to pinpoint the problem.

Note: "rentrer" can also be used transitively and, in that case, uses avoir as auxiliary verb. In this case it means to take/bring something back inside. There is a specific kwiziq lesson on this:

Rentrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)