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ce can be used with various compound forms of être, like ce doit être, ce peut être, c'a été: | ce can be used with various compound forms of être, like ce doit être, ce peut être, c'a été: | ||
*Ce pourrait être un facteur important | *Ce pourrait être un facteur important | ||
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*Ce devraient être eux/elles | *Ce devraient être eux/elles | ||
It should be them | It should be them | ||
But many speakers use c'est etc. in these cases: | But many speakers use c'est etc. in these cases: | ||
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It's you, it's us | It's you, it's us | ||
== | <span link>Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-Nouns-Names-of-ships-and-restaurants|Gender of Nouns Names of ships and restaurants]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Compound-adjectives-involving-demi—,-nu—-and-mi—|Compound adjectives involving demi—, nu— and mi—]]. | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-A-change-in-written,-but-not-spoken|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written, but not spoken]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-A-change-in-written,-but-not-spoken|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written, but not spoken]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-participles-used-as-adjectives-with-the-verb-être|Past participles used as adjectives with the verb être]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-participles-used-as-adjectives-with-the-verb-être|Past participles used as adjectives with the verb être]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Object-pronouns-in-coordinated-clauses|Object pronouns in coordinated clauses]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Object-pronouns-in-coordinated-clauses|Object pronouns in coordinated clauses]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-mille-milliers-milliards|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English mille milliers milliards]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-mille-milliers-milliards|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English mille milliers milliards]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 2023
Ce, and compound forms of être
ce can be used with various compound forms of être, like ce doit être, ce peut être, c'a été:
- Ce pourrait être un facteur important
It could be an important factor
- Ce doit être Marianne
It must be Marianne
- C'aurait été trop
It would have been too much When the phrase following être in this construction is plural, some grammars suggest that the verb should be in the third person plural form:
- Ce sont mes amis
It's my friends
- Ce devraient être eux/elles
It should be them
But many speakers use c'est etc. in these cases:
- C'est mes amis
Ce doit être eux/elles When first or second person plural pronouns nous or vous follow être in these constructions, the verb is always singular:
- C'est vous, c'est nous
It's you, it's us
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Gender of Nouns Names of ships and restaurants & Compound adjectives involving demi—, nu— and mi—.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written, but not spoken
- Past participles used as adjectives with the verb être
- “en” when numbers are direct objects
- How to use « il y a » in French
- Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements
- Stressed pronouns with même, aussi, seul, autres, tous and numerals
- Years
- Collective nouns
- Compound Tenses
- Form of the article with adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or an h
- Conjugation group 3 — verbs with infinitives which end in —re
- Compare numbers
- Conjugation group 2 — verbs whose infinitive ends in —ir
- Object pronouns in coordinated clauses
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English mille milliers milliards