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Donna B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
When do you use "ont été" without "par"?

Speaking about vegan activists this week, News in Slow French used these forms. I can't even find them on conjugation sites! Are they la voix passive? They don't use "par"...

"Boucheries ont été vandalisées ces dernier mois."

"Magazins ont été aspergés de faux sang."

D'autres ont eu brisées les vitrines."

Very confusing. Thanks for your help!

https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/slow-french/384/news/3

Asked 7 years ago
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Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Confused. In previous lesson: use c'est for general things (la soupe, c'est délicieux=(drinking)soup is delicious), il, elle for specific things: la soupe, elle est délicieuse=the (specific) soup is delicious. I just don't know how to fit c'est pratique, les ciseaux, c'est ma maison, and c'est bientôt les vacances info the "general format". Can you help?
Asked 8 years ago
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melanie k.A0Kwiziq community member
Can someone please explain why the etre is used in the following question instead of Avoir. I'm a bit confused by this because most of the other sentences do not use je suis. Thanks Je suis avec ma copine depuis 2005. I have been with my girlfriend since 2005.
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John L.C1Kwiziq community member
why autant que when "chante" is a verb?Why is "autant que" use with the verb action of "chante," when "aussi que" is used with the verb action of "nage" in a different example?  Both are verbs.
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Kyaw Z.A2Kwiziq community member
Nous croyons en vous.
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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member
pronunciation of FOIS and MOIS

In this lesson, these two words sounded like 'Foy" and 'Moy" (like the english word 'toy').  A subsequent lesson on adjectives that change meaning according to position had the speaker (a male) pronounce them like' Mwa' and ' Fwa'.  ( Google translate and Forvo used the latter pronunciation too) . Could some one please shed light on this? 

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Verbs other than êtreYour exercise mentions that être does not use this construction with negative statements. Are there any other verbs that don't use it?
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Dale F.C1Kwiziq community member
Il faut froid

Please help!

I say il faisait froid ce matin and my French neighbours nearly always respond with " oui il faisait frais".

Am I wrong to use froid - should I say 

frais ?

Asked 5 years ago
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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Lag time on second questioni had several instances where tapping normally would not go to second question but increased tapping bypassed it altogether so I got a not completed score. Why is that?
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Sagar J.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is this reflexive verb conjugated in passé composé ?The quiz question about translating "When I was young, people dressed differently" is answered as: "Quand j'étais jeune, les gens s'habillaient différemment."

But I thought the reflexive participle only changes to reflect quantity and gender as in these examples:

Il s'est levé.
Je me suis amusée. (When the speaker is female)
Elle s'est lavée.

Why is "se habille" conjugated into "s'habillaient" in the quiz question above? Shouldn't it be:

"Quand j'étais jeune, les gens se sont habillés différemment"?
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