I'm confused as to when to use 'êtes' and sommes: Ma femme et toi ÊTES and Toi et moi SOMMES.

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm confused as to when to use 'êtes' and sommes: Ma femme et toi ÊTES and Toi et moi SOMMES.

This question relates to:French lesson "Using French Stress Pronouns in compound subjects and objects (unlike English)"

Asked 7 years ago

LauraFrench expert and teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Stewart, Êtes is used when the subject is vous or a combination of words that equal vous: ma femme et toi (my wife and you = you) = vous. Sommes is used when the subject is nous or a combination of words that equal nous: toi et moi (you and I = we) = nous. You might like to reveiw this lesson: Conjugate être in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you ... problem solved! Stewart

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Stewart H. asked:

I'm confused as to when to use 'êtes' and sommes: Ma femme et toi ÊTES and Toi et moi SOMMES.

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