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Nadya A2Kwiziq community member

J'ai trente neuf ans Comment dire "on my next birtuday I will be.." En septembre prochain j'aurai quarante ans

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KatieC1Kwiziq community member

In this sentence from the lesson, why isn't the first verb in the imparfait?Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes. (The speaker is no longer 4 yrs old)

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ChristyA1Kwiziq community member

Ma mère et moi avons fait du shopping aux États-Unis aujourd'hui.

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AdvikaA1Kwiziq community member

Pierre est avocat

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AdvikaA1Kwiziq community member

J'ai neuf ans

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LeaB1Kwiziq community member

the verb sourire has an irregular spelling in l'imparfait. Can you explicate this? Thank you, Lea

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PeterC1Kwiziq community member

In this sentence, why is the 2nd "le" necessary?Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse

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JenniferC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passer devant vs passer parPasser devant chez-toi, I understand, means to go passed your house, but passer par chez-toi, to pop in to your house, or pass by (but not go in) or both ?

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CherylC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why does the following sentence require the use of the subjunctive, please?

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JoakimC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

how do pronominal verbs work?I have no problems with "se laver" or "se promener" - these are things you're doing to yourself. But "s'attaquer", "se moquer", "s'écrier" (attacking, making fun of, crying at) ? Those are done to others, so why are they pronominal?

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