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avoir
verb
Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
être
verb
Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
être
verb
(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
faire
verb
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
être
verb
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
être
verb
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
avoir
verb
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
faire
verb
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
aller
verb
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
venir
verb
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
être
verb
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
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