The lesson says:
Conjugations of APPARAÎTRE (to appear) in Le Passé
Composé (Indicatif) in French
j'/je
suis apparu(e)
tu
es apparu(e)
il / elle / on
est apparu(e)(s)
nous
sommes apparu(e)s
Why was 'nous sommes apparues' marked incorrect?
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Jenny-Anne J.Kwiziq community member
Why was 'nous sommes apparues' marked incorrect?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate apparaître in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 8 months ago
Hi Jenny-Anne,
If you mean the quiz question -
How would you say "Then we appeared on the screen"
The correct answer was -
Both sentences are correct
as you can say
Puis, nous sommes apparus
and
Puis nous avons apparu
Hope this answers your query.
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Jenny-Anne,
I suspect that you have not included the auxiliary (avoir) version.
"French verb apparaître is very unusual in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), in that it can take either avoir or être as its auxiliary."
Otherwise, I cannot fault what you have written for nous sommes apparu(e)s
Bonne journée
Jim
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