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I just wanted to offer that it helps me to remember the correct use of this verb if I think about it in this way.

   "Je lui manque" = "I am missed by her/him." -> (ie. S/he misses me.)

   "Nous manquons à Pat." = " We are missed by Pat." (ie. Pat misses us.)

This method helps me to remember 1) the order of the sentence, 2) the subject to use to conjugate the verb, and 3) that there is an indirect object (by, à) so you have to use an indirect pronoun (or à if using a noun).

The third to last sentence reads: "Tu nous a bien eus !"  Without the object or adverb, I think it would read, "Tu as eu."  So why "a" instead of "as" ?

Hi there,

I realize the rule is stated towards the beginning of the lesson, but I think an example would be very useful there, contrasting the use of aimer qqch meaning to love something with aimer qqch meaning to like something.

Elle aime sa nouvelle veste -- she loves her new jacket

Il aime son nouveau manteau -- he likes his new coat

As a side note, I really appreciate the distinction of change in meaning when the construction is interrogative :)