In the example, why is 'you would have been in trouble given as vous auriez eu des problems'? I would have expected 'vous auriez été .....' What am I missing?
Would have been v would have had
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John W.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Would have been v would have had
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate devoir in the pluperfect tense in French (Le Plus-que-Parfait)"
Asked 4 years ago
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Hi John,
As Sean points out it depends on the expression you use and which auxiliary verb is used in that particular expression and not what the English says.
Avoir des problèmes ———> auriez eu des problèmes ( uses avoir not être )
Hope this helps !
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Isn't this idiomatic? "On est dans le petrin" vs. "On a des problemes" ?
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