Why doesn't the phrase, "I wondered", not agree with the speaker? I wrote, "donc je me suis dite" but the text doesn't have the verb agree with the female speaker as it corrected me with, "donc je me suis dit".

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Guilherme S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le jour suivant / Le jour précédent have to be used on their own, but they don't?

"As for le jour suivant (on the following day) and le jour précédent (on the previous day), they are used in a past context just like le lendemain and la veille, but always on their own."

And then you give the examples: "Il a été relâché le jour suivant son arrestation."; "Le jour précédant leur premier rendez-vous, ils étaient très nerveux.".

So, do they have to be used on their own, or not?

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Robert B.A0Kwiziq community member

when do you use au-dessus and when en-dessus?

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Vous and plural form of verb In two examples (one below), it appears as if the "vous" is plural and not singular (formal). The other instance appears in the examples. Should the use of "vous" be assumed to be plural without any clarifying context? And, if "vous" were singular (formal "you") in this sentence, would the verb form be "étiez couché"?

Vous ________ tôt ce soir-là.

You had gone to bed early that night.

HINT: Conjugate "se coucher" in Le Plus-que-Parfait

Answer: vous étiez couchés

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Étudiants vs. Élèves

I chose étudiants instead of élèves in this exercise and it was marked incorrect. Does the word élève pertain to older students and étudiant to younger students? Is there a distinction between élève and étudiant and, if so, what is it?

Asked 4 years ago

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Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"elle y disposait" . Why is this phrase in the imparfait when the action it is referring to was "une fois"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Miller B.B1Kwiziq community member

Hard and fast rule?

In Le Seigneur des Anneaux , Galadriel says « Et l'Anneau de pouvoir a eu sa volonté propre ». From the context it is exceedingly clear that she means “ And the Ring of Power had its own will.”

Was this a bad translation pour the French version of the film, or can one use propre in this way if the context is clear?

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