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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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Sami Z.A1Kwiziq community member
Corrigez-moi. S'il vous plaît.Je suis plus vieux que ma femme.
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