Most verbs use either avoir or être as the auxiliary verb in Passé composé (or other compound tense), but demeurer can take avoir or être depending on its meaning.
| Case 1 - être | Case 2 - avoir |
|---|---|
Notice that demeurer follows the opposite pattern to the other verbs that can take avoir or être.
être + demeuré + [adjectif]
= to remain + [adjective]
When demeurer means to remain in a state of being it takes être.
See also Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in Le Passé Composé
avoir + demeuré [quelque part]
= to live [somewhere]= to stay [somewhere]
When demeurer means to remain or live somewhere it takes avoir.
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