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Le soir, la ville se réveillée.
Le soir, la ville se réveillait.
This is in the context of a visit to this city, which came alive in the evening. Until then the shops were closed and the streets empty. The text book answer was NOT in the imparfait. What is the rationale applied here?
...“et de lui acheter”. It seems to function like “et en lui acheter”, but for some reason “de” is the correct choice here.
Would était endormis bé acceptable here?
An example above :
Cette soirée s'est très bien passée.That evening went very well.
Isn't "that evening" a precise moment (a particular evening) ?
Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse.
Why is it "bien qu'elle le puisse" and not "bien qu'elle puisse"?
Why is it "vous vous êtes forcément posé la question" and not "vous vous êtes forcément posés la question" since the verb is reflexive and in the compound past tense? Is it because the writer intends the "vous" as signaling a singular subject?
This lesson still leaves me confused about which construction to use.
What would be the easiest way to remember how to use the inversion with the verb first and the Qu'est ce que etc?
Thank you in advance
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