Can you use eut/fut instead of avait, is that wrong?
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CrystalMaiden 7.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Can you use eut/fut instead of avait, is that wrong?
I know it's only gonna be right for literary writing and storytelling, but still. You can do that instead of the pluperfect in writing, right?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate pouvoir in the pluperfect tense in French (Le Plus-que-Parfait)"
Asked 6 years ago
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
No. eut/fut are passé simple and need to be used accordingly. Passé simple is not a replacement for past perfect tense.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Alan G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
CrystalMaiden is talking about the past anterior which is the literary equivalent of the pluperfect. It's formed using the passé simple of avoir or être.
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