The student were welcomed by the principal
Les étudiants ont été accueillis par le directeur
Les étudiants étaient accueillis par le directeur.
The latter translation is correct yet the C1 Test marked it worng?
students welcomed by the director
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Finn P.Kwiziq community member
students welcomed by the director
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming La Voix Passive with compound tenses in French (French Passive Voice)"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Finn,
As Chris mentioned, this particular sentence is part of a lesson looking at La voix passive. Therefore, "ont été accueillis" is the expected answer.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Salut Finn
"Les étudiants ont été accueillis par le directeur"
This is the correct sentence construction in the passive voice.
Bonne continuation
Jim
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
The sentence asks for passé composé, which, in passive voice, requires ont été accueillis.
Étaient accueillis would be imperfect tense.
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