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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je n'y aurais jamais pensé moi-même Here, i wrote "Je n'y aurais jamais pensée moi-même" because i thought back to "l'idée (f)" or "l'activité principale (f) previously mentioned. Is this a thought too far ?

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N. M.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle est vs c'est

In one of the answers to a test it says

Est-ce ta trousse? - Oui, c'est la mienne.Is this your pencil case? - Yes, this is mine.
Going by this lesson here, would it be correct to say
Est-ce ta trousse? - Oui, elle est la mienne.Is this your pencil case? - Yes, it is mine.
The difference being between THIS and IT.

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anish t.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

bit confused with ne...pas Le passe compose/ present indicatif for depuis longtemps.

I am a bit confused with ne...pas Le passe compose/ present indicatif for depuis longtemps. In a test I translated "How would you say ''I haven't been in France for long.''? as "Je n'arrive pas en France depuis longtemps."

But it was marked wrong. Can you explain why Passe compose is the correct tense for this

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Eldra C.B1Kwiziq community member

'finalement' instead of 'enfin'

Can this also be correct?

nous pouvons finalement ouvrir nos cadeaux !

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ken g.B1Kwiziq community member

Nothing at all...

Can one say Nothing at all...rien de tout?

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

je n'en peux plus de t'attendre

Hi, I'm wondering why the "de" is included in this line?

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Janet B.C1Kwiziq community member

Infinite Passé seems to be used without prior introduction

This lesson refers to the Infinitif Passé. I have been doing the lessons in order since level A0 and I don't think I have seen Infinitif Passé before. I figured it out, and finally noticed the link to a lesson about it at the bottom of the page, but perhaps this lesson could explain briefly what it is, rather than using the name without previous explanation.

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Derek B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it incorrect to repeat si when answering in the affirmative to questions posed in the negative? "Si, v. "si si"

"Si si, ..." -- I hear this all the time, but it doesn't seem to be an accepted answer. Is it just because it is technically redundant? Does it lower the register to use two "si" ?

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Bhumi K.A0Kwiziq community member

explain me in detail i can not understand please make me understand in detail

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Marcia W.B2Kwiziq community member

Sautant à la corde??

Les enfants ont-ils récité ces mots en sautant à la corde?

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