To have watched / have seen a film

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To have watched / have seen a film

In other questions to watch a film is regarder. Why is to have seen a film voir, as opposed to have watched? Are btye interchageable or not?

This question relates to:French lesson "Quand/lorsque/après que/une fois que + future perfect (Le Futur Antérieur) = When/after I've done something in the future (Sequence of Tenses in French)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

This has been discussed very well previously. There are many, many discussions on the web on this. The 2nd link puts it quite simply with respect to what happens in practice.

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/questions/view/do-you-voir-un-film-or-do-you-regarder-un-film

https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-vocabulary/french-movie-types-vocabulary-terms/#2-how-to-say-to-watch-a-movie-in-french-voir-or-regarder

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To have watched / have seen a film

In other questions to watch a film is regarder. Why is to have seen a film voir, as opposed to have watched? Are btye interchageable or not?

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