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'''When use the accent on the A in French?''' | '''When use the accent on the A (à) in French?''' | ||
==a== | |||
a: form of the verb to have (avoir) at the 3rd person singular. | |||
===TIP=== | |||
You can substitute with have at the past : "avait" | |||
*Example: Il a trouvé une perle. ---> Il <span style="color:green;">avait</span>trouvé une perle. | |||
==à== | |||
à: preposition or part of a prepositional phrase (because of, from, etc.). It introduces an indirect object of the verb. | |||
===TIP=== | |||
You cannot replace with "avait". | |||
*Example: Loulou est partie à Québec. ---> Loulou est partie <del><span style="color:red;">avait</span></del> Québec | |||
Revision as of 14:10, 31 October 2016
When use the accent on the A (à) in French?
a
a: form of the verb to have (avoir) at the 3rd person singular.
TIP
You can substitute with have at the past : "avait"
- Example: Il a trouvé une perle. ---> Il avaittrouvé une perle.
à
à: preposition or part of a prepositional phrase (because of, from, etc.). It introduces an indirect object of the verb.
TIP
You cannot replace with "avait".
- Example: Loulou est partie à Québec. ---> Loulou est partie
avaitQuébec