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jane b.A2Kwiziq community member

Est-ce que je peux dire " Je m'assois mais tu t'assieds"? Must one pick one way for an entire essay, or paragraph or sentence? Or can one mix them up freely?

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Kailey W.A1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Atlanta, aux états-Unis

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Past participles as adjectivesIn the example soyez decus, the past participle operates as an adjective . Are there any restrictions on this use? Is it possible to use any past participle that fits the bill?

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Odile got dressed before having her breakfast. (le passé composé vs. l'imparfait)Why is "Odile got dressed before having her breakfast." translated as "Odile s'habillait..."? In my understanding this is a one-time action which happened in the past. It is, thus, a perfect candidate for the Passé composé: "Odile s'est habillée...", n'est-ce pas? -- Chris.

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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a test for the plus-que-parfait with être?

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L. W.C1Kwiziq community member

Reviewing questions from multiple levelsHi. Is there a way to have the tests review topics from multiple levels at once?

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ces sont versus ce sont

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Another depuis-question!!!"I have lived in Paris for one year." means that the speaker has, in the past, lived in Paris but isn't living there anymore. Therefore, I would expect "J'ai habité à Paris depuis un an." to be the correct translation. But, alas, "J'habite à Paris depuis un an." is provided as correct. However, does that not imply that the speaker is still living in Paris???? -- Chris.

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Ha W.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé Simple + Conditionnel PrésentIn the Writing Challenge 26 level C1, the sentence "... Pompidou décida de faire construire ... un centre ... qui PERMETTRAIT ..." uses Conditionnel Présent in the subordinate clause even though the decision was made in the past (Passé Simple). Is it incorrect to use Conditionnel Passé?

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CARLEEN M.A1Kwiziq community member

How to conjugate vouloir in the subjuctive

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