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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Help me understand when, "be" in subjunctive, which auxiliary verb to choose-Avoir or ÊtreI initially wrote my answer with avoir...."n'y ait"....But because I see "be", I stop and question which auxiliary verb to use.I changed my answer to use être.... "n'y soit"....Please help me understand how to determine which auxiliary verb to use.Here was the test question...Nous avons ouvert les fenêtres de peur qu'il ________ une fuite de gaz.We opened the windows out of fear there might be a gas leak.

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M. W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Noun complements

I'm trying to get to grips with noun complements as well as the content of this lesson. Both involve de and d' and maybe des (I am confused!) Can you suggest other lessons that could help with this thorny subject please.

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'I lie down in the sun.' I wrote: Je me couche sous le soleil', is it correct?

Another question:

For 'I have long wavy hair', can I write also 'J'ai les longs cheveux ondulés'?

Thanks.

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Anne C.C1Kwiziq community member

strange translation"Nous ________ qu'il ne change d'avis. We fear that he would change his mind. HINT: Conjugate ''craindre'' (to fear) in Le Présent.

Question: why does this mean "we fear that he would change his mind" ? Is it the ne-que=only? that he changes his mind?

This was on my Kwizig test and I just don't see anything that indicates "would."

merci,

anne

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M. M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Gender agreement of examples

I don’t understand why “Je me suis bien amusée.” adds the “e” for the feminine subject but “Je me suis lavé les dents.” does not when both speakers are female.

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roy g.B2Kwiziq community member

pouquoi "note" au lieu d' "addition" ????je pensais que "addition" etait pour les repas??

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Krishna S.A1Kwiziq community member

There is no app in playstore for the same?

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

going and/or doing...shopping?Après ________ les courses, je t'aiderai avec tes devoirs.After going food shopping, I'll help you with your homework.HINT: Use "faire"The answer is... après "avoir fait".I left this unanswered because I was not certain that the verbs "going" and "doing", are both expressed using "avoir fait".You did not teach that...or did I miss something?I learned...après "être allé" was used to express, "After going..."Please explain. Thank you

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

thanks Chris

Thank you for your response, so if in my head i can say '' the whole'' of the day, year etc, then use the feminine. but what still stumps me is the two examples using years. during his sabbatical he travelled etc, and i spent a year in Spain etc. Both are saying one year, not two or three years, so a precise moment no? Is there a way to differentiate between these two examples ?

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