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Avant d’obtenir une réponse: is ‘avant de recevoir une réponse also OK?
«Dont + possession» replaces «possession + de». The 'possession' is named in both expressions, it is just found in a different position. It is placed directly before de or found directly or indirectly after dont.
Shouldn't the phrase be "tout ensemble" as in "all together"?
Why is "La carte vous donne aussi" correct and not "vous donnez"?
This lessons specifically states that:
To conjugate apparaître in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), both auxiliaries avoir and être are perfectly valid and interchangeable while the meaning remains the same. In terms of usage, être is used more often than avoir in colloquial speech.
I've seen the comments below about one is used more for appearing, but why is mine wrong?
Soudain, j'ai apperu derrière eux
Please, could someone clarify the rule regarding the following:
Shouldn't "If you could" be translated with the conditional "vous pourriez"? The grammar lesson following this phrase recommends the conditional not the imparfait.
Thanks!
Kalpana
L'histoire me plaît. Je n'ai pas besoin d'une réponse.
Are 'ou non' and 'ou pas' interchangeable? If not, how do I know when to use each one? Examples I have come across in my studies: "Que tu l'admettes ou non, ce ne sont pas tes amis." and "C'est comme ça qu'elle veuille l'accepter ou pas.
Tu nous vas mettre en retard ….. why can’t we say tu nous vas faire en retard?
Pourquoi "Ayons de la foi" n'est pas correct, et on dois dire "Ayons la foi"?
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