Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

Patrick I.A0Kwiziq community member

Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

This question relates to:French lesson "Il y a = There is/There are in French"

Asked 8 years ago

LauraFrench expert and teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Patrick,

Yes, "a" is the third person present of avoir, so it changes for other tenses/moods: il y avait, il y a été, il y aura, il y aurait, etc.

Like48 years ago

Ross B.C1Kwiziq community member

Il y avait= there was/there were ....................... ......il y aura = there will be

Like18 years ago

Patrick I.A0Kwiziq community member

Merci Ross et Laura. That was very helpful.

Like08 years ago

Sehmus K.Kwiziq community member

why they did it with every time except passe compose and just walked away?

Like02 years ago

Becks A.A0Kwiziq community member

No , il y a does not change

Like01 year ago

Patrick I. asked:

Does 'il y a' change when used in the passe compose? for example to say 'there were' two people.

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