Learn how to conjugate OUVRIR (to open) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
In Le Passé Composé (conversational past), the verb ouvrir (to open) has an irregular past participle: ouvert, and works with avoir as an auxiliary.
avoir in Le Présent + ouvert
Other verbs ending in "- vrir" follow the same conjugation:
découvrir (to discover) -> découvert
couvrir (to cover) -> couvert
recouvrir (to recover / to cover entirely) -> recouvert
rouvrir / réouvrir (to reopen) -> rouvert / réouvert
redécouvrir (to rediscover) -> redécouvert
See also Conjugate offrir and souffrir (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
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Conjugate ouvrir/découvrir and derivatives (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Car il fait chaud = because it was hot.
Hi. The sentence refers to the past, so why 'car il fait chaud', which is the present tense, and not the imperfect ' car il fasais chaud'?
Cheers,
Pekka Järvilehto
Helsinki.
Hi Pekka,
Can you give me the full context, please...
Car il fait chaud = because it was hot.
Hi. The sentence refers to the past, so why 'car il fait chaud', which is the present tense, and not the imperfect ' car il fasais chaud'?
Cheers,
Pekka Järvilehto
Helsinki.
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