Participle form for "vous", and for "elles"
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Melody S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Participle form for "vous", and for "elles"
Vous can mean one person (polite ? ) form, or more than one person. So "vous (Gareth) êtes resté à la maison"; vous (Laura) êtes restée à la maison" and "vous (Laura and Aurélie) êtes restées à la maison" ? I'm making my best guesses here.
Vous is not included in the lesson.
And elles is not included in the lesson either. "Elles êtes restées à la maison"?
Whether my versions are correct or not, lesson might be improved by adding examples with vous and elles.
Thanks as ever.
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate mourir, naître, décéder, devenir, rester (+ être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour Melody !
In this case, most people wouldn't do the liaison between "restées" and "à", it sounds weird to me personally :)
I would say that usually before "à la maison" I wouldn't do the liaison.
Following this question, I also decided to rework the lesson on agreement, and add a section about the "vous" agreement there ;)
-> Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Merci et à bientôt !
In this case, most people wouldn't do the liaison between "restées" and "à", it sounds weird to me personally :)
I would say that usually before "à la maison" I wouldn't do the liaison.
Following this question, I also decided to rework the lesson on agreement, and add a section about the "vous" agreement there ;)
-> Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Merci et à bientôt !
AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Melody !
First of all, Bravo ! All your guesses for "vous" are perfectly correct :)
As for "elles", almost -> "Elles SONT restées à la maison."
And I agree with you that these cases need to be added to the lesson, which will all be done shortly.
Merci beaucoup et à bientôt !
Melody S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Aurélie
Thanks for the speedy response. Sorry about the "brain glitch" on "Elles sont"!
One last question- for "vous (Laura and Aurélie) êtes restées à la maison", is there a liason between the "s" at the end of "restées" and "à" ? (and other similar cases)?
Thanks again. I find Q&A section SO helpful!
Melody S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks so much for taking the time to rework the lesson. I read it via the link you gave and it's very helpful.
Melody
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