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pourquoi vous êtes retourné au lieu de êtes retournés
Why is etre (to be) relevant to je suis (I am) and vous etes (you are)
This particular question and explanation frustrate me a bit because I've seen it so often in other "teaching" apps. It seems to me, perhaps incorrectly, that the lessons should be geared toward the student in NOT assuming that the student knows or will stop to look up the many nuances of what type of shopping one is doing, especially since it often will not be indicated. Since there are two such distinct intents for these "going shopping" phrases, it seems to me that neither "faire les courses" nor "faire les magasins" should be marked incorrect. "The sales are on" does not exclude non-personal-goods locations. In this instance, perhaps a hint needs to be included.
When comparing my answer with Kwizbot's (around Question 9):
Kwizbot: Ajoutez-y quelques CUILLERS de crème
Me: Ajoutez y quelques CUILLÈRES de crème
Kwizbot spells cuillères correctly in the answer box but incorrectly in the comparison box.
Hope this makes sense
Are "en tout cas" and "en tous cas" both acceptable ways of spelling this to mean "in any case". This exercise only accepted the latter, but I thought the former was correct.
Tu es arrivé avant que je n'aie fini mes devoirs.You arrived before I finished my homework
Is there a way of interpreting this to get the sense of the subjunctive mood?
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