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Friend C.C1Kwiziq community member
"''Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve. I keep getting this same test wrong. Couldn't the sentence also mean "Mathilda returned the car"''Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve. I keep getting this same test wrong. Couldn't the sentence also mean "Mathilda returned the car before it rained." ?"
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Ila Rae M.A0Kwiziq community member
As tu soif?
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U. B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
”Je suis descendu au escalier roulant.”

Can you say this? Or would it have to be “J‘ai descendu l’escalier roulant.” 

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fiona K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
This is the most confusing tense because it does even make sense. They will have been happy together? Or they would have been happy together?
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Sami Z.A1Kwiziq community member
Grandsons

How can I say in French? My grandsons are active.

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Sami Z.A1Kwiziq community member
Le's go boys

How can we say in French? Let's go boys, we are late.

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W. L.C1Kwiziq community member
Que ... ou non / Que ... ou pas

I am wondering is there any particular rule when to use "non" / "pas"?Or are they freely interchangeable in this kind of expressions?Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou non...Qu'ils sont interchangeables ou pas...

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W. L.C1Kwiziq community member
... vous êtes tous des êtres humains

Could you explain the expression "... vous êtes tous des êtres humains" in the very first example please?

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Jinn X.B2Kwiziq community member
I wonder why the plural form of tête not used in "Nous nous grattons la tête"
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Fahad A.C1Kwiziq community member
Is it best use pour or pendant/depuis for a fixed duration starting now? Or can I use either?

For example “I just got here. I’ll be staying for an hour”

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