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| When use: Quand or Quant? | Ou or Où? | a or à? |
When to 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 avait 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
avaitQuébec