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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

how to say in French: "We should have been able to have gone there"3 verbs all in the past tense: how many past participles please? e.g. here's a guess of the translation: nous aurions dû pouvoir y être allés. correct?/incorrect? Merci ! Amicalement, Cheryl

Asked 8 years ago

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sinthuja m.A0Kwiziq community member

i have a doubt. which is ''tu as faim''. question or sentence. because you are using in same way.

Asked 7 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I find it difficult to know when soi versus soi-même is used.Sometimes when the english meaning is oneself, I reach for soi-même but the correct choice is sometimes soi. Any hints please?

Asked 7 years ago

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helen d.C1Kwiziq community member

aimer v adorer

i learned that aimer is to love a person or animal but it means like for an object and if you want to love an object you use adorer eg j'adore le chocolat - i love chocolat. j'aime le chocolat - i like chocolat. Is this wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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Praisenicole L.A0Kwiziq community member

The opposite of the word devant

Asked 6 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

afin de vs pour

Are "afin de" and "pour" interchangeable?

Asked 5 years ago

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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

use of plus-que parfaitAs a first step into B2 territory, I'm trying to understand how/when this tense is used. My first idea is that it is used in a "story- telling" way. e.g. Elles étaient allées manger une glace. They had gone to eat an ice cream.... Thus they were not home when the tree fell in their house. Or: "I know a tree fell on their house- are they okay? Yes, they had gone to eat an ice cream." So, am I going in the right direction as far as understanding how this tense is used?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joseph K.B2Kwiziq community member

Des autres vs d'autres vs les autres

Okay?...So if you are speaking about "the" other options then des autres is correct? And if it is about other options then d'autres? Or if you are talking about specific options right in front of you is it then les autres? I sometimes think French was conceived in order to confuse all other non-native speakers! Please try again to explain.

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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