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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Liaison between the auxiliary and the past participle?Is there no liaison in "nous aurions été déçus" between aurions and été? I didn't hear it in the recording.

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Karen S.A1Kwiziq community member

Our French neighbours have told us to use "tu" When asking if they have been away would you use vous as you are speaking to them as a couple? bit unsure on this

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il faut qu'ils sachent conduireJust to test it. Is the rule as follows. If these verbs are preceded with something like il faut subjuntive, if not and positive, indicative, if not and negative subjunctive, subjunctive? Eg il faut qu'ils sachent conduire, ils savent conduire, ils ne sachent pas conduire. Correct or not please?

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Kazuko S.C1Kwiziq community member

J'ai une question: A-t-elle joué avec son frère?

Shouldn't "joué" be "jouée," as the subject is elle?

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

La veille vs. Le jour d'aprèsHere is the sentence in question: "The day before, I had written him a letter." Why is "Le jour d'après" in this context wrong and "La veille" correct? I couldn't, for the life of me, apply the explanation given in the corresponding lesson to this problem. Can someone help?

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When would one use, "vivre," and when, "habiter?"

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

des maux de têteMaux is the plural of mal? When do we use maux instead of mal? I thought headache is mal à la tête. How come à/aux is not even in the sentence? Thanks.

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Júnior N.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Campina Grande. J'habite au Brésil!

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Charles B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "en" to indicate "it" - one of something.I've become comfortable thinking of "en" as "some" or "some of them" as in your example "Il m'en a offert." But it's use as "it" in "Elle leur en a parlé" is throwing me. Why "en" and not "Elle la/le leur a parlé" ?

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mercy c.A0Kwiziq community member

How would I say "I like being with them"

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