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Numbers: 70, 80, 90 (irregular)

Numbers: 70, 80, 90 (irregular)

Structure:

70 = soixante-dix / 80 = quatre-vingts / 90 = quatre-vingt-dix

Quatre-vingts takes an -s when it stands alone, but no -s when followed by another number: quatre-vingt-deux.

Example:

J'ai soixante-dix ans. Il y a quatre-vingts personnes. Elle a quatre-vingt-dix ans. **Translation:** I am seventy years old. There are eighty people. She is ninety years old.

Examples

J'ai soixante-dix ans.

I am seventy years old.

Il y a quatre-vingts personnes.

There are eighty people.

Elle a quatre-vingt-dix ans.

She is ninety years old.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "J'ai soixante-dix ans."

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