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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

First syllable clipping

In the exercise’s audio (but not in the full audio playthrough) the first part of “qui” in “qui, elles aussi”, and also the first part part of “pour” in “pour une projection” seem to be missing.

Asked 5 years ago

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Carolina I.C1Kwiziq community member

"Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve." - why not a past tense of the subjunctive mode?

My mind gets quite confused by combining the past with the present (subjunctive) in one sentence. This is more a question about the subjunctive mode than about rentrer, but could you explain in which situations you use le passe of the subjunctive? If this sentence used parce que, rather than avant que, what tense would you use? (something like "Mathilde a rentre la voiture parce qu'il allait pleuvoir"? - sorry, no accents; if this structure exists, I wouldn't know what the tense is called!)

Thanks in advance for your clarification!

Asked 3 years ago

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mon k.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nuances between "à qui" & "auquel" (etc.)

I know that with living beings we have the choice between "à qui" vs. "auquel/à laquelle/auxquels/àuxquelles". Is there any nuance in terms of formality or elegance between the use these two options?

Asked 4 years ago

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