I noticed that in your audio of "j'étais allé", there is not a liaison. Is it optional?
liaison with j'étais allé
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Myrna P.Kwiziq community member
liaison with j'étais allé
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate verbs (+ être) in the pluperfect tense in French (Le Plus-que-Parfait)"
Asked 7 months ago
Myrna,
yes, it is an optional liaison.
Although I regularly hear liaison with ‘ je suis ..’, in everyday speech I can’t recall hearing anyone use the liaison after ‘ j’étais…’.
It is optional and most, but not all, spoken French I hear is ‘from the East’ so could be regional, but my impression is that it is one of those optional liaisons not frequently used nowadays in everyday spoken French.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/optional-liaisons/
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