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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the last sentence, would it also make sense to use the conditional as in..."mais je sais que le jour viendra bientôt où j'aurais enfin le

le courage de me jeter dans le vide!

Asked 6 years ago

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Natasha R.B2Kwiziq community member

Why Subjunctive

Hello,

I am very confused why this is the subjunctive and not the conditional. I am still having some trouble between the two at times.

J’achèterai la voiture à condition qu’elle soit en bon état.
I’ll buy the car provided that it’s in good condition.

This seems like it should be conditional because it is saying that *if* a condition is met, something will ensue. Why is it not the conditional?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ont crié

Hi, I was surprised to see that “tous mes amis ont crié” did not use “criés”. Is this because “tous mes amis” is singular (a single group)? And would “mes amis ont criés” be correct (linguistically speaking, not a group, but multiple individuals)?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sydney B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

T'es-tu levé à cinq heures ? Did you get up at 5?

Can you also ask this "Tu t'es levé à cinq heures ?"

Asked 3 years ago

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Lina S.C1Kwiziq community member

Nous les avons préparés nous-mêmes

If préparer is a regular verb why do we use it with 's' in past tense?

Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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Walter B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

addendum to previous question concerning "avoir hate":

I also notice that the dictionary gives the following English translations of "avoir hate": "to be anxious to", "to be looking forward to", "to be in a hurry to", but does NOT give "I can't wait to". Any comment?

Asked 3 years ago

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