Geneva: 'il y a' and 'il y avait'
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I can use 'il y a' and 'il y avait' in French to express what there is/are or what there was/were on holiday.
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French vowel sounds can be open or closed. The closed [eu] sound is like the [eu] in 'peu'.
The open [eu/œu] sound is in the word 'cœur'.
A pronounced consonant follows an open [eu/œu] sound, for example 'fleur' or 'jeune'.
To express there is or are, we use the expression 'il y a'. To express there was or were, we use 'il y avait'.
Both of these remain the same for singular or plural noun descriptions e.g. il y avait un chien, il y avait cinq chats.
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