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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pour + infinitive vs. Pour que + subjunctive

Why is "...pour que je puisse comprendre..." not acceptable?

Asked 5 years ago
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Robert S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Past participle agreement with avoir

In the example, for actions already done, using the infinitive Passé:  "C'était très difficile, merci de m'avoir aidée."  It appears the usage demands an agreement (if the speaker in the case was female.)  Would it always be the case that agreement should be made?  

  

Asked 6 years ago
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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Nous avons ouvert les fenêtres de peur qu'il ________ une fuite de gaz.
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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Past of the past - Le Plus-que-parfait

Bonjour ! 

J’avais dû en racheter un nouveau après que Patrick avait cassé le mien.

This sentence is an example from the lesson. Here, plus-que-parfait has been used in both the verbs. Though the action of breaking took place first and then came the necessity to buy a new one.

Would you like to explain how these two cases can be both Le plus-que-parfait ?

Merci d’avance !

Asked 7 years ago
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steve i.C1Kwiziq community member
Cela dit

In the ceci/cela lesson, cela dit is translated as 'that said' though the verb is in the present tense. Is there a 'rule' for this or is it simply idiomatic?

Merci!

Asked 5 years ago
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Michelle W.A1Kwiziq community member
s not silent in tous

Greetings,

In the example above, the speaker pronounces the "s" in 'tous'.  What is the rule here?  I am confused on the s being pronounced.  The sentence is:

Vous faites tous vos devoirs?


Asked 6 years ago
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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
In a quiz, I wrote: Sarah et moi va voir un ami ... I had written allons voir, but changed it to use the conjugation for on...va. Why wrong?
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Laura G.C1Kwiziq community member
Conjugation of "éclore?"

How is this verb conjugated?  There is a phrase in the vocabulary lesson sent out today that contains the phrase:  Je regarde les bourgeons éclore...

This doesn't look like the normal conjugation for a -re verb.  Please advise!  Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago
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Mark G.A1Kwiziq community member
Au/aux

In the sentence "Nous allons aux centre-ville, why is it aux instead of au?"

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Scott N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Agreement with "Faire + L'Infinitif = to have something done (causative)"

Does the past tense structure require agreement? For example, I can say:

"Il s'est fait couper les cheveux."

Would I also say:

"Elle s'est faite couper les cheveux."

I'm asking because I answered one of the test questions as "Je me suis faite brosser les cheveux" but it was marked wrong.

thanks, Scott

Asked 6 years ago
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