Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

PatrickA0Kwiziq community member

Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

This question relates to:French lesson "Il y a = There is/There are in French"

Asked 7 years ago

LauraKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Patrick,

Yes, "a" is the third person present of avoir, so it changes for other tenses/moods: il y avait, il y a été, il y aura, il y aurait, etc.

Like47 years ago

RossC1Kwiziq community member

Il y avait= there was/there were ....................... ......il y aura = there will be

Like17 years ago

PatrickA0Kwiziq community member

Merci Ross et Laura. That was very helpful.

Like07 years ago

SehmusKwiziq community member

why they did it with every time except passe compose and just walked away?

Like01 year ago

BecksA0Kwiziq community member

No , il y a does not change

Like010 months ago

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Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

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