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Is this just one of those "that's just the way it is" things? "Qu'est-ce que c'est que cela ?" would be "Qu'est-ce que c'est qui est cela ?" to make grammatical sense. Wouldn't it?
Hi,in the sentence "He's jealous that we're successful ' which translates to " il est jalouse que nous ayons de succès", the ayons is indicative but why is it not avons and if the indicative is different than the present tense form, how should I know and it's not in the Lawless verb tables.Appologies in advance if these are dumb questions.
In a qwiz you were supposed to fill in the blank: "Qui est cet homme ? - ______ Marc Duprée." I left that one blank, and when I went into the corresponding lesson, it didn't seem to explain why "C'est" is used in this sentence. The lesson says that when être + determiner + noun or pronoun are used, then you're supposed to use "c'est". It didn't mention anything about proper nouns, which is what "Marc Duprée" is.
How do I know which to use? C’est or Il est ?
I came across ‘je ne pense pas qu’ils auraient reussi à s’arracher à lui s’il était revenu.’ (Harry Potter translation). Although penser when negated takes the subjunctive is the subjunctive not used when a conditional tense is needed? I guess I’m not sure whether tenses change the use of the subjunctive. I read the future changes to the present to us the subjunctive.
Why isn't it "Les parents n'avaient pas cessé de râler et de se disputer"?
Hello, could one use incontestable instead of imparable? Thanks
Two Kwiz questions linked to this lesson give the above construction for "go there" - can y aller be used instead? Is there a distinction?
She wants you to go there = Elle veut que tu ailles là-bas
Do you want me to go there? = Veux-tu que j’aille là-bas ?
Ne serait-il pas plus intéressant de se concentrer chaque semaine sur une région ou une ville française ? Cela inviterait également les apprenants à tirer le meilleur parti de leur expérience de voyage en France.
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