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Scott N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A mistake in the lesson?

In the lesson it states: "A rarer occurence is when ainsi que is followed by a conjugated verb (in the Indicative) to express (just) as", however, the example uses the Imparfait:

"Tout se passe ainsi que je l'avais prévu."

There would seem to be a mismatch here ... could you please shed some light on this?

regards, Scott

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I thought I would see a reference to the phrase everyone would know in this lesson, namely «s’il vous plaît»

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Michelle P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

haïr vs détesterWhat is the difference between haïr and détester? Couldn't I just as easily say Je te déteste and so on? Is one "stronger" than the other.

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

question from quiz: “ commencerions” (out of context!)

correct answer is:

“Nous commencerions à cinq heures si nos patrons nous laissait faire”.

Pourquoi pas: “si nos patrons nous laissait LE faire”.?

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This sentence in the writing challenges had me fooled: Mon meilleur ami Pierre, qui jusqu'à l'année dernière partageait un trois-pièce avec moi....My thought was the jusqu'à means the action ended, and thus, I used the passé composé. I realized it had been a habit, but how does one know what to do when more than one rule applies?

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Pls help in replacing the nouns in these sentences with 'en' pronoun- 1. J'ai envie d'une nouvelle voiture. 2. Il y a dix oranges sur la table. 3.

3. Nous donne-t-il des billets d'avion ?

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

In the example "Tu y vas." -Vas-y! Is "s" being recovered in Va ,as tu form is there and l'imperatif has been used? Just want to confirm

In the example "Tu y vas." -Vas-y!

Is "s" being recovered in Va ,as tu form is there and l'imperatif has been used?

Just want to confirm

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Belinda V.C1Kwiziq community member

I thought that the 'imparfait' was used for showing a past habit as well i.e I used to..... as well as; I was .... so 2 correct answers?

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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question on "would" from a past perspective

I am wondering how to form a statement using would (le conditionnel?) from a past perspective. As in "I spent a lot of time deciding what I would eat for lunch today". Could someone tell me if the below is correct? Apologies for the spelling/accent errors as I am typing on a computer where i don't know how to type those, but i've tried to approximate the critical ones below.

j'ai passe' beaucoup de temps `a decider quoi je mangerais pour dejeuner aujourd'hui.

maybe i should say "quoi j'allais manger pour..."?

Merci d'avance.

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