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Elijah N.C1KwizIQ community member

What about " Ça fait ... que je ne [verb] pas"

Hello, I was thinking whether the same rule applies to this expression above?

Also, if you're talking about an already finished action, (for example: you hadn't lived somewhere in a long time, but now you started living there) would you modify the verb in the second part of the sentence (for example, "...que je n'ai pas habité" or "...que je n'habite pas") or the "fait" itself, in the first part (ex: ça faisait, ça a fait, etc) or maybe both? I was thinking about it, and I don't know which one is to use and in which case.

Thank you in advance for clarifying

Asked 5 years ago

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abderrahmane h.A0KwizIQ community member

always "un" and "une" became "de" in the négative form??

Asked 9 years ago

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Gamze G.B2KwizIQ community member

a la vs enClaire va ________ France.
I filled the blank with a la, but it's en.
I do not understand why i cannot use a la here?

Asked 5 years ago

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gerbera v.A1KwizIQ community member

Why the verb is used in Conditional?Thanks so much for the great lesson. However, I am now really confused about why the sentence "You wouldn't think she is 90'' is translated into ' On ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans''? Why is the verb in Conditional? Thank you so much.

Asked 9 years ago

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Leslie H.B2KwizIQ community member

If no antecedent, which direct object pronoun?In these examples and on the B2 test, I think that if the gender of the singular direct object pronoun's antecedent is unspecified, the masculine «le» should be used. E.g., "I'm giving it to you." = «Je vous le donne», "I give it to him" = «Je le lui donne». The correct response in the lesson and on the test was to use the feminine «la» in both cases. ??

Asked 9 years ago

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Stephen W.C1KwizIQ community member

Why can you not sat "I do not feel well" = "I feel unwell" ie "Je ne me sens pas bien" = "je me sens mal"

Asked 7 years ago

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D. L.B1KwizIQ community member

Please....Can someone explain the difference between il faut va á l'école and il faut aller á l'école? I keep getting the test question wrong using va...... thanks

Asked 9 years ago

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Michelle P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Gens vs. personnes

Couldn't you say "même les personnes les plus puissantes du monde"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joanne H.B2KwizIQ community member

Chacune?

I don't understand why "chacune annee" can't be used. Isn't "annee" feminine, which means the modifying adjective should also be feminine? A little confused.

Asked 7 years ago

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tristan m.A0KwizIQ community member

n'est-ce pas docteur pas médecin?

Asked 8 years ago

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