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To express for doing [something] in French, you use pour + Infinitif passé.
Using "pour être allé" in French
Look at these examples:
Note that in French, if you're talking about an action that's in the past, you have to use pour + Infinitif passé.
Indeed, you can never use pour + [Infinitif] (i.e pour faire ça), the way you say for doing that in English!
Indeed, you can never use pour + [Infinitif] (i.e pour faire ça), the way you say for doing that in English!
To express for + -ing / for having + past participle in French, you use the same following structure:
ATTENTION:
Use the same auxiliary as in compound tenses like Le Passé Composé.
To say for going / for having gone, you will say pour être allé, and NEVER pour avoir allé !
To say for going / for having gone, you will say pour être allé, and NEVER pour avoir allé !
Remember that with the auxiliary être, you need to agree the past participle with the person doing the action.
Case of reflexive verbs
Note that the reflexive pronoun (m' / t' / s' / nous / vous / s') agrees with the subject of the sentence, and is placed before the auxiliary être.
See also cases with auxiliary avoir: Expressing cause with "Pour (+avoir) fait" = For doing/having done in French
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