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use of etre nd avoir verb
nous sommes écrit.
nous avons écrit.
these two phrases mean the same in anglais meaning we wrote but in french one phrase is correct.i dont know which one is correct according to french grammar and why?si'l vous plait m'aider!
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Permalink Reply by James H Smith on -
Nous avons écrit...... is correct.
This subject was adequately covered by Neil in his previous posting (17/11). To briefly repeat him:
The passé composée tense is constructed using two parts, the present tense of avoir or être + the past participle.
Generally, it takes être in two cases:
1. all reflexive verbs
2. a small group of verbs concerning movement or a change of state
All other verbs take avoir. The verb écrire does not come within the above two groups,
therefore, it takes avoir.
The sentence is, of course, incomplete; we need to know "what" we wrote, or "who" we wrote to.
Nous avons écrit......(who/what ?)
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