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Subject-verb agreement — Agreement with more than one subject linked by “et”
One of the subjects is a first person pronoun[edit | edit source]
Rule[edit | edit source]
If one of the subjects is a first person pronoun, the verb will be in the first person plural form:
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Hubert et moi sommes allés vous chercher
Hubert and 1 went to look for you
- Ma soeur et moi serons dans la même famille en France
My sister and I are staying with the same family in France
- Toi/Vous et moi sommes toujours d'accord
You and I always agree
One of the subjects is a second person pronoun and there is no first person pronoun[edit | edit source]
Rule[edit | edit source]
If one of the subjects is a second person pronoun and there is no first person pronoun, the verb will be in the second person plural form:
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Toi et ton copain avez intérêt à nettoyer cette pièce avant que tes parents ne rentrent.
You and your friend had better clean this room before your parents get back
- Vous et vos amis devrez vous dépêcher si vous voulez prendre le train de 15 heures
You and your friends will have to hurry if you want to catch the 3 o'clock train
All the subjects are third person[edit | edit source]
Rule[edit | edit source]
If all the subjects are third person, the verb will be in a third person plural form:
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Jeanne et Suzanne sont venues toutes les deux
Jeanne and Suzanne both came
- Le groupe Alsthom et le groupe GEC sont arrivés à un accord pour le développement d'une nouvelle locomotive
Alsthom and GEC have reached agreement on the development of a new train
Other Chapters[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Conjugation group 3
- Pronominal verbs without a reflexive interpretation
- An adjective agreeing with nouns linked by et, ou or ni
- Use of jamais
- Types of adverbs
- Conventions for writing cardinal numbers in figures
- Use of il, ce, cela and ça as impersonal pronouns
- Combinations of adjectives
- When Use à or a
- Easy future
- ensuite VS puis
- on as an alternative to the English passive
- Subjunctive Mood
- Singular or plural when a number of individuals have one item each
- Adjective—adjective compounds