So "demeurer" sounds "posh"? What about "habiter"? Don't they mean the same thing?
Demeurer / habiter
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George G.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Demeurer / habiter
This question relates to:French lesson "Demeurer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 4 years ago
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Hi George,
Yes, you would use 'habiter' or 'demeurer' to say where you reside but habiter is a more straight forward verb which only takes 'avoir' in past tenses.
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