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The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. The French conditionnel passé (or past conditional) refers to action that would have occurred. It is formed by combing the auxiliary verb avoir in the present conditional with the past participle. Coordinate term: être J ’ai parlé. ― I have spoken, I spoke. Qu’est-ce que vous m ’avez fait ? ― What have you done to me?

Il y avait eu is passé antérieur, so it would be used only if you speak of an event that happened before something else also passed : " Il y avait eu une nouvelle loi mais je ne le savais pas" (There had been a new law but I didn't know that). The "a eu" ( passé composé) pin points an action to a specific date or emphasize the fact that the action was sudden and short-lived. The endings are: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. Thus, “j’aurais” translates to “I would have”. The following section show the different forms of avoir in the various verb tenses. Present tense (present indicative) When forming the subjonctif passé (past subjunctive), the auxiliary verb is expressed in the present subjunctive and is combined with the past participle.The French plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) is used to express anteriority with one past event occurring before another one. It is formed by expressing auxiliary verb in the imperfect with the past participle. For example, “J’avais eu” means “I’d had” and “tu avais eu” means “you’d had”. Avoir in pluperfect

transitive ) to have ( to own; to possess ) Near-synonym: posséder J’aimerais avoir 20 dollars. ― I would like to have 20 dollars.

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Il y a eu is passé composé so yes, it's past and over. However, if you say il y a eu une nouvelle loi (there has been a new law), the law may be still in application at the time you speak (still relevant to the present), but the event have a new law, meaning the new law is published, is actually over. So passé composé is right, and it is used to express the passed instant, the event of the law starting to exist. The return of Personne n'y avait pensé! was announced in May 2015. [6] The season ran twice a week from July 2015 to October 2016. [5]

To sayhow old you arein French say: J’ai + number + ans, which translate to, “I have x years”. For example: It also helps to go over the verb with French teacher. Here, you can learn about Frenchlearner.com’s private lessons. French verb avoir conjugation in six tenses Uses of avoirAvoir is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it into every tense and mood.

For example, “Je vais avoir une bonne note” means “I’m going to get a good grade”. This sentence is being expressed with a high degree of certainty. Avoir in futur proche avoir oblique singular, m ( oblique plural avoirs, nominative singular avoirs, nominative plural avoir) The French conditionnel présent (present conditional) is the “would” tense. The conditional is formed by attaching a set of endings to the same stem as the futur simple (aur). From Old French avoir, aveir, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō ( “ have, hold, possess ” ), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰ- ( “ to grab, to take ” ). The futur proche (near future tense) is formed with a conjugated form of aller (to go) followed by avoir in the infinitive (to) form.In the first-person singular (je) form, “j’avais” translates to both “I used to have” and “I was having”. For example, “Quand j’avais quinze ans” translates to “When I was 15 years-old. Avoir in imperfect