Learn French: Le professeur vérifie votre présence tous les jours. - The teacher verifies your presence every day.

Le professeur vérifie votre présence tous les jours.

The teacher verifies your presence every day.

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Questions & Answers about Le professeur vérifie votre présence tous les jours.

Since the current lesson is about the subjunctive, why is vérifie in the normal present tense here?

The subjunctive is triggered by expressions of will or desire, like vouloir que (to want someone to do something). This sentence is just stating a regular fact without any expression of desire, so it uses the standard present indicative tense.

Is votre présence the standard way to say "your attendance" in French?

Yes! While it literally means "your presence", it is the normal way to talk about attendance at school or work. Another very common phrase for taking attendance is faire l'appel (to do the roll call).

Could I say chaque jour instead of tous les jours?

Absolutely. Chaque jour means "each day" and works perfectly here. However, tous les jours (literally "all the days") is the most natural and frequent way to express a daily routine in everyday French.

Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of tous in this sentence?

No, the "s" is silent here. When tous acts as an adjective placed right before a plural noun like les jours, you do not pronounce the "s". You only pronounce it when tous acts as a pronoun on its own, meaning "everyone" or "all of them".