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BonnieC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Missing a word here in the English!

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DonnaB2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When do you use "ont été" without "par"?

Speaking about vegan activists this week, News in Slow French used these forms. I can't even find them on conjugation sites! Are they la voix passive? They don't use "par"...

"Boucheries ont été vandalisées ces dernier mois."

"Magazins ont été aspergés de faux sang."

D'autres ont eu brisées les vitrines."

Very confusing. Thanks for your help!

https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/slow-french/384/news/3

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AnnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can one say plus proche de quelqu'un as well as plus près?

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Kyaw A2Kwiziq community member

BonjoufPlease give us an example that includes both direct and indirect object pronouns. Such as I gave it to him.

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SuzanneB2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How could we find a focused practice where we would select the correct form between these two?

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EricC1Kwiziq community member

Shouldn't appeller be in the future tense?Surely "I'll call you before leaving." requires appeller to be in the future tense as the sentence means, "I will call you before leaving". I hope you can help, thanks.

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BillB2Kwiziq community member

nous nous sommes brosséI'm confused this is a reflexive verb, so uses etre, and with a plural subject. So why is it not "nous nous sommes brosséS"?

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JoanA1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the form 'penser + noun' exist?

Or there must be a preposition in between noun and 'penser', which means only either 'penser à + noun' or 'penser de + noun' ?

If 'penser+noun' exist, how to differentiate 'penser+noun' and 'penser à + noun'?

Let's say I have a Mathematic problem and I am thinking/reflecting on it, hoping to come out with a solution. It should be 'penser' the mathematic problem or 'penser à' the mathematic problem?

If I finally think of the solution, is it correct to use 'penser à' the solution?

Thank you

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CarolC1Kwiziq community member

Should

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JayC1Kwiziq community member

So, if 'Tu aimes ma soeur?' is 'Do you love my sister?' how do you say 'Do you like my sister?' Is it 'Tu aimes bien ma soeur?'

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