Verb conjugation

Carrie P.A1Kwiziq community member

Verb conjugation

Bonjour, why is it not 'nous sommes arrivées'? I put an extra 'e' because Marie is a female.

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "A long journey on public transport"

Dictation exercise B1

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Salut Carrie,

This a mixed couple, male and female. The grammar conjugation defaults to male in this context therefore the past participle is invariable. If the couple had been all female then you would have been correct.

Bonne continuation,

Jim

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Verb conjugation

Bonjour, why is it not 'nous sommes arrivées'? I put an extra 'e' because Marie is a female.

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