Why do you not add an s to retourné when you say - vous y êtes retourné?
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Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
29/09/18
Hi Catriona,
Without the context it is hard to tell.
Vous can be singular or plural...
Chris
Kwiziq community member
29/09/18
Vous y êtes retourné refers to a single person in formal "you".
Vous y êtes retournés addresses a group of people, hence plural and hence retournés.
Catriona
Kwiziq community member
29/09/18
Thanks for pointing this out. I have always been adding the s to the pp when using être as the auxiliary verb and the vous form regardless of whether singular or plural. Oops!
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Catriona
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28 September 2018
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Why do you not add an s to retourné when you say - vous y êtes retourné?
I thought that when you use être the pp always agrees with the subject.This question relates to:
French lesson "Retourner can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé... and changes meaning"