D. asked "Why 'Elle aurait eu froid' rather than 'Elle aurait été froid' "?

LauraKwiziq team member

D. asked "Why 'Elle aurait eu froid' rather than 'Elle aurait été froid' "?

Asked 7 years ago
LauraKwiziq team memberCorrect answer
Great question! Remember that "to be cold" is avoir froid in French, not "être froid." This applies to all tenses:

Elle a froid - She is cold.
Elle avait froid - She was cold.
Elle aurait eu froid - She would have been cold.
etc.

More about this expression: Avoir chaud/froid = To be hot/cold (French Expressions with avoir)
DonaldC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Parfait! J'ai oublié que avoir froid est la response juste. Merci. J'ai appris quelque chose aujourd'hui comme tous les jours que j'utilise Kwizbot.

D. asked "Why 'Elle aurait eu froid' rather than 'Elle aurait été froid' "?

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