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CelineA2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé composé with être or avoir or both?Hi can you help me with the conjugation of "passer"with être and avoir. There is an example of both but I'm not sure how to know when to use them.. Ma tante est passée........, nous avons passé une semaine...... When it's se passer it's not a problem as it's always conjugated with être. Many thanks

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LisaB2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you say rendre visite chez someoneOr does it have to be à not chez...

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KC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passèrent was used with a family, "les Hobbits,"I thought that the singular was to be used with a family. K

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LucienC1Kwiziq community member

Gender agreementWhen you say 'its [the participle's] gender agreement will depend on whether the group contains men or women', surely you mean 'contains menor not'.

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JenniferC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Se retrouver versus rencontrer?Is there a difference in usage between se retrouver and rencontrer? I think they both mean to meet.

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AnyulA1Kwiziq community member

there's a contradiction between lessonsThere's a contradiction between this lesson and J'habite à + [ville] = I live in + [city] in French As there explains that you always use à for cities. I quote "In French, to say which city you live in, you use: J'habite à + the city". Which one is right?

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LisaC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

liaison with soit...soitIs there no liaison between soit and the word that follows it? None of the sound files seemed to include it, whether soit preceded un/une/en... Thank you!

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TerriC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is a question on grading the writing challenges (which are great-Thanks!)I struggle with grading the Writing Challenges. An example I have just had: The correct answers were (1) "on a beaucoup de choix", and (2) "on a plein d'options". My answer was a mixture of the two: "on a beaucoup d'options". Question: when there are two correct answers, are the parts 'interchangable'? Are "a plein d' " interchangeable with "a beaucoup de", and "d'options" with "de choix"? Or is the correct answer exactly as it is written in the first or the second sentence? I hope this makes sense! Thank you in advance for your help! Terri

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DonaldC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Puis-je aussi dire ou utiliser certain / certains / certaines au lieu de

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JeanC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this correct, or not ?C'est correct ou non/ ou pas? When does one use "ou non" and when "ou pas"

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