Breakdown of Tu écris et tu tapes très vite.
tu
you (informal singular)
très
very
et
and
vite
fast, quickly
écrire
to write
taper
to type
Questions & Answers about Tu écris et tu tapes très vite.
Since écrire is an irregular verb, how do we get the form écris?
Écrire (to write) is highly irregular. To form the present tense for the singular pronouns (je, tu, il/elle/on), you drop the -re and add the endings -s, -s, -t. So for tu, you add an -s to get tu écris. It does not follow the normal pattern for regular -re verbs!
Can I skip the second tu and just say Tu écris et tapes très vite?
In English, we often drop the second subject and say 'You write and type...'. While you might occasionally see that in written French, it is much more common and natural in spoken French to repeat the subject pronoun (tu) before every conjugated verb.
Does the verb taper always mean 'to type'?
Why is it très vite instead of très rapide?
Vite (fast/quickly) is an adverb, which means it describes an action. Here, it tells us how the person is doing the verbs écrire and taper. Rapide is an adjective, which is only used to describe a noun (like a fast car: une voiture rapide). Because you are describing actions here, you must use vite.
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