Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.
Ross
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19/09/16
Il y avait= there was/there were ....................... ......il y aura = there will be
Laura
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19/09/16
Bonjour Patrick,
Yes, "a" is the third person present of avoir, so it changes for other tenses/moods: il y avait, il y a été, il y aura, il y aurait, etc.
Patrick
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19/09/16
Merci Ross et Laura. That was very helpful.
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Patrick
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18 September 2016
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Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.
This relates to:
Il y a = There is, There are -