écrivîtes
Écrivîtes is a verb form in French. It is the second-person plural of the passé simple (simple past) of the verb écrire, used in literary or formal narrative to address a group. The form is écrivirent? Wait, no. The correct passé simple conjugation of écrire is: j’écrivis, tu écrivis, il écrivit, nous écrivîmes, vous écrivîtes, ils écrivirent. Therefore, écrire vous form in passé simple is écrivirent? No, you form is "vous écrivîtes." The form "écrivîtes" appears in written past narration.
In summary: écrivîtes is the passé simple, vous form. It belongs to a class of French verb
Usage and style: écrivîtes is predominantly found in literary, historical, or biblical-style texts. In everyday spoken
Etymology: écrire comes from Latin scribere, passing through Old French escripre before taking the modern form
- Vous écrivîtes une longue lettre hier soir.
- Lorsque le roi arriva, vous écrivîtes rapidement les instructions.
See also: écrire; passé simple; conjugation of irregular French verbs.