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Hugh H.B2Kwiziq community member

objections to the tower

Il y avait une opposition considérable à la construction de la tour. De nombreux artistes et écrivains étaient contre le projet mais la popularité de la tour et de l'exposition a fait taire les objections.

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STEPHEN W.C1Kwiziq community member

Vous n'êtes pas arrivés en retard

If you are refering "vous" formally to single person would "Vous n'êtes pas arrivé en retard". Arrivé without the "s".

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Angela D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translating depicted

In the final sentence why is dépeignait not given as an alternative verb. It seems more precise than représentait.

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can we say on ira demander aux voisins pour leur aide ?

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Tibor H.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is 'en' used here?

Hello, do I understand correctly that en is used here because there are two object pronouns? Pierre m'en a offert.

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

B2 Grammar: French demonstrative adjectivesCe matin-là, je me lèverai tôt.That morning, I will wake up early.Why is the above sentence translated as wake up and not get up?Wake up would be,Ce matin-là, je me reveillerai tôt

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Karen M.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il (impersonnel) doit que +sub ?

Bonjour, je voudrais savoir si'il y a (il doit que) pour sobjonctif

J'ai vu cette exemple:

Il doit partir la semaine prochaine.

Est-ce qu'on peut dire aussi:

Il doit que nous partions la semaine prochaine.

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Is this an expression?'plus rien n'a d'importance'

Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Purée vs Purées

In the sentence: ¨Je vais acheter des pommes de terre et des patates douces pour préparer deux types de purée.¨, I used ¨purées¨ to match the plural established by ¨types¨.

Is ¨purée¨ always a singular noun?

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sorry i dont get it at all

sorry im totally lost where each one should be used, and ieven in questions verb is after it when in lesson says cant be. Is there a really simply dummys guide please, i

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