Ayons-en!
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Steven N.Kwiziq community member
Ayons-en!
Why does "Nous en avons" become "Ayons-en!" Is this another subjunctive nightmare?
This question relates to:French lesson "Using French adverbial pronoun "en" in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French"
Asked 7 years ago
Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Steven,
Below are the imperative forms for avoir:
Impératif
Présent
aie
ayons
ayez
While the present participle and gerund are:
Participe Présent
ayant
Gérondif Présent
en ayant
As can be seen, these forms are based on the subjunctive.
Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi again,
Your question actually prompted my own: Why is the subjunctive Nous form used to make the present participle with the verb avoir when the majority of other verbs do not, they use the nous form of the present tense? However, être uses the nous form of the imparfait to form the present participle.
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