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In the sentence, "Pour moi, le pire, c'est le fait que le gouvernement ait contourné le processus démocratique en empêchant l'Assemblée Nationale de voter pour ou contre cette loi.", why is the subjunctive used? Is it simply a variation of "C'est important que..."? I had not seen this usage before. Thanks.
Hi, has “ Je vais suivre tes conseils, merci.” been imported from a different exercise incorrectly? It doesn’t seem to belong there at all. Brian
When I listen to the entire passage, I clearly hear the word elle in the last sentence. When I listen to the last sentence as given in the exercise, I hear what sounds like 'on' instead of elle. I don't have the best ears, but it is what I hear.
Qu est -ce( derections) Select 4 landmarks in Paris. A museum (the Louvre) A shop Grand Magasins (le Printemps - Le Bon Marche - Galerie La Fayette) A church/ catedral A palace Ask for directions: Ou est-ce
I think faire faire and se faire + infinitif are quite hard for English speakers to get their heads round. Is there a reason that only one of the examples is in the present tense? Even that one is ambiguous (ils se font couper les cheveux - could be they’re getting their hair cut as we speak or are just about to).
For this Kwiziq question I put: Katie appelle Sonia au cas où elle aurait du retard
It was marked wrong, but I think that should also be accepted? avoir du retard = to be late
Nick
p.s. is it less common to use avoir du retard than être en retard?
Can you say "la plupart de mon weekend" or "la majorite de mon weekend" here?
Il a vu ________ de ses amis, mais pas l'autre.He saw one of his friends, but not the other.
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