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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

On en était déjà à notre troisième cocktail.

Hi. I am trying to work out why the pronoun "EN" is found in this sentence. Is it there to replace the implied "DE la soirée" as in "On était déjà à notre troisième cocktail de la soirée" ? Or am I way off track ? Thanks for shedding any light here.

(And another thought, could it have equally been "On y était déjà à notre troisième cocktail" with the pronoun "y" used instead of "en" - in this case to replace the implied "dans ce bar" ?)

Asked 5 years ago

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Catherine C.B1Kwiziq community member

et je m'ennuie

There is an extra word after 'et je m'ennuie' in the audio, I cannot figure out what it is.

Asked 5 years ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question Using en vs les

Lesson: I don’t find them anywhere. I wrote Je n’en trouve nulle part, which I’m told is an acceptable answer. Why is it wrong? Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passive voice with simple tenses

Marie était (l'imparfait, être) réveillée (past participle, singular, fem)par les oiseaux tous les matins. Why not use the infinitive rather than past participle? or should it be passe compose?

Asked 4 years ago

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Thalia C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Alain expected this situation to resolve itself."

Can someone please explain why the correct answer is:

"Alain s'attendait à ce que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."

I don't see any sense of "dread" in the reading of this sentence.

Asked 5 years ago

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Anaisha Y.A0Kwiziq community member

When to use un,une,des and le,la, les

Asked 3 years ago