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It says here that we don’t use en for de + people, but we use stress pronouns. I know when to use EN, but sometimes I struggle to decide whether to use stress pronouns or COI, because they are both for people, and COI is for indirect objects, so basically it can be used for verbs with DE as well? I know few examples where we always use COI, like parle de, penser.. but, other than that I am never sure.Thanks
Elle les (découper) - I think should be ‘Elles les découpes’ with a direct plural object, n’est-ce pas?
Please provide further explanation about the phrase "Peut-être qu'elle est allée dire bonjour..." I believe that in English, we would write it, "Perhaps she went to say 'Hello' ..." Why does French not have quote marks around something that is said? For example, how would you write the following in French: The farmer said, "I'm going into town to buy a cat."?
In the question "Nous ________ les cheveux.” (We brushed our hair) (HINT: Conjugate "se brosser" (to brush) in the compound past (Passé Composé)), why is “nous sommes brossé” preferred over “nous sommes brossés”?
I think that “we” is plural, so the correct response should be “brossés” with the “s”.
I listened to this sentence loads of times trying to see if there was any hint of an ellision ( "je serai z-enfin" ). There was not, and thus I concluded that it must have been "serai" not "serais". Is no ellision used after "serais" ?
Could I chose freely which one to use or there are some circumstance need to be consider?
Hello,
Could you confirm whether "Le téléphone" needs to start with a capital letter "L" as both "le téléphone" and "Le téléphone" were marked as being correct and I have seen other examples on different Apps where there isn't always a capital letter at the start of a sentence in French.
I wrote : nous rentrions de lécole. could that be an option?
Would it be acceptable to say « une question très dure » instead of « très difficile »? If not, what is the difference between dure and difficile?
Hello,
I'd like to know why the C1 quizzes focus so extensively on the Passé Simple. The tense is never used in speaking, (except perhaps in a stilted academic discourse), and is encountered primarily when reading.
For example, on a recent C1 quiz, seven of the ten questions were on the Passé Simple. I'd rather have my quizzes focus more on idiomatic expressions. Instead, the passé simple questions come up over and over again, even when I score a perfect "10" on a given quiz.
Thanks,
Greg
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