J'ai rencontré ou Je suis rencontré

 Great question! You're learning fast — and this is a classic French learner moment.

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✅ Correct form:

➡️ J'ai rencontré = I met / I have met

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❌ Not correct:

Je suis rencontré ❌

That looks like you're trying to use être as the auxiliary verb — but "rencontrer" uses avoir in passé composé, not être.

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💡 Rule:

In passé composé, most verbs use avoir as the auxiliary verb.

Only a small group (mainly movement or reflexive verbs) use être.

For example:

Verb	Auxiliary	Example
rencontrer	avoir	✅ J'ai rencontré Paul.
aller (to go)	être	✅ Je suis allé(e).
se lever (reflexive)	être	✅ Je me suis levé(e).

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So:

French	English
J’ai rencontré Paul.	I met Paul. / I have met Paul.
Je suis rencontré ❌	Wrong — sounds like “I was met” (passive) but makes no sense here.

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Let me know if you want a quick guide to which verbs use être vs avoir. It's a super useful shortcut!