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For the sentence: We might stay at home, I wrote “Il se peut qu’on reste chez nous.” Is “Il se peut” an uncommon expression? Too formal maybe?

Connie C.C1Kwiziq community member

For the sentence: We might stay at home, I wrote “Il se peut qu’on reste chez nous.” Is “Il se peut” an uncommon expression? Too formal maybe?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "New Year's plans"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Connie,

The expression ‘Il se peut que’ is very common in French and it is followed by the subjunctive .

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For the sentence: We might stay at home, I wrote “Il se peut qu’on reste chez nous.” Is “Il se peut” an uncommon expression? Too formal maybe?

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