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How to Say ‘You looked’ in French

Vous avez regardé

voo ah-VAY ruh-gar-DAY

[voo ah-VAY ruh-gar-DAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Past actions are usually built from avoir plus a form ending in -é: vous avez regardé, vous avez appuyé. The -é ending sounds just like -er, so you hear (ray-gar-day) either way.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

avez

[ah-VAY]

have

Auxiliary 'avoir' (vous form) used to build the past tense.

Example

Vous avez mangé ?

Have you eaten?

regardé

[ruh-gar-DAY]

looked at / checked

Past participle of 'regarder'; here it means to inspect or check something.

Example

J'ai regardé la facture.

I looked at the bill.

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