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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mon tableau

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Mon tableau favori s'appelle "Les Tournesols” and Mon tableau préféré s'appelle "Les Tournesols”,... Presumably 'Ma painture' could be substituted for 'Mon tableau' ??

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Walter B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vous avez pu recontrer Sting?You give two translations: "You were able to meet Sting." "You could meet Sting." Shouldn't the second one read, "You could have met Sting."? I believe "You could meet Sting" is in the present conditional tense. Unless I have my tenses all mixed up ...

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Walter F.B2Kwiziq community member

gusts of wind = bourrasques de vent; why is the more common {my opinion} word 'rafales' not an option?

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Hadrian-Chrisotphe S.A1Kwiziq community member

Do adjectives have to agree both in number and gender when using “on”, for example when “we” is all female?

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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

regarding the last sentence, why is it "c'est" instead of "c'etait"

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Walter B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

" ... offering flowers to my mother for her birthday.Shouldn't the English translation read, "I'm giving my mother flowers ... " rather than "offering"?

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Jill A.A2Kwiziq community member

les loisirs créatifs

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William L.A1Kwiziq community member

avons nous plusieurs appartments?

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Vous avez des frères et sœurs ?" means: Are you brothers and sisters? .... Can someone please explain why avoir is used and not être. ..... Thanks

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Lisa K.A2Kwiziq community member

Nous vs On

In the sentence "Nous faisons de progrès ensemble." Could one say "On fait de progrès ensemble"?

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