Vous êtes entré OR vous êtes entrés?

chiara b.C1Kwiziq community member

Vous êtes entré OR vous êtes entrés?

Shouldn't it be vous êtes entrés?

Asked 10 years ago
AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Chiara !

Thanks for your question on the site. 

I understand your confusion but here is the explanation: ''vous'' can, as you know, be used both for plural you, and for polite, formal you. 
In the second case, it has a singular meaning, as it relates to a single person.

So in le Passé Composé, when you use the formal 'vous', it will agree with the single person it refers to: it was the case here, therefore ''Vous êtes entré [...]''.

Moreover, in different contexts, you could also encounter the plural versions ''Vous êtes entrés'' or ''Vous êtes entrées'' (for a whole woman group), as well as the feminine version ''Vous êtes entrée''. 

​I hope that's helpful.

Beatrice S.C1Kwiziq community member
It is helpful :). Thank you
chiara b. asked:

Vous êtes entré OR vous êtes entrés?

Shouldn't it be vous êtes entrés?

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