Après nous être levés.

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Après nous être levés... ? I see the construction après être but why here? It looks active.. something they did, rather than a passive situation so why not passé composé? Would that be wrong or a valid alternative?.. or would it have to be après nous nous sommes levés?.. think I am beginning to get the message...

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Le grand nettoyage de printemps"

Reading B2, Family & Relationships, Listening or Seeing B2

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CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Marc,

Here are two links on this topic:

apres-être-allé

apres-avoir-fait

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Mark P. asked:

Après nous être levés.

Après nous être levés... ? I see the construction après être but why here? It looks active.. something they did, rather than a passive situation so why not passé composé? Would that be wrong or a valid alternative?.. or would it have to be après nous nous sommes levés?.. think I am beginning to get the message...

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