In the example, why is 'you would have been in trouble given as vous auriez eu des problems'? I would have expected 'vous auriez été .....' What am I missing?
Would have been v would have had
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John W.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Would have been v would have had
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate devoir in the pluperfect tense in French (Le Plus-que-Parfait)"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi John,
As Sean points out it depends on the expression you use and which auxiliary verb is used in that particular expression and not what the English says.
Avoir des problèmes ———> auriez eu des problèmes ( uses avoir not être )
Hope this helps !
Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Isn't this idiomatic? "On est dans le petrin" vs. "On a des problemes" ?
John W. asked:
Would have been v would have had
In the example, why is 'you would have been in trouble given as vous auriez eu des problems'? I would have expected 'vous auriez été .....' What am I missing?
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