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Hello,
I have a question. I understand how to use the inverted question when you have a vowel -t . But my question is is there an easy way to understand when to use either the Estimate ce- que or the inverted?
Thank you
Nicole
I've noticed that 71 above has no hyphens: soixante et onze. So is it just the numbers 21,31,41,51,61 that do have hyphens? Or does 71 have hyphens just when there are higher numbers, e.g. 171?
Merci d'avance!
"J'ai rencontré ________. quelqu'un"
What is wrong with this?
Non, Patrice ne joue plus au football_____. No, Patrice doesn't play football any more.Hello again - some more queries. Looking especially for nuances in meaning/usage:
1. Why "bienvenue" and not "bienvenu"?
2. Instead of "j'aimerais annuler une commande" would it be acceptable to say "je voudrais annuler une commande"?
3. instead of "j'ai passé ma commande" would it be acceptable to say "j'ai placé ma commande"?
4. "j'attendrais patiemment votre prochaine livraison." Is "j'attendrais patiemment pour votre prochaine livraison" ever correct?
Thanks in advance. Love your work!
Best wishes
Ian
In the example At that time, she lived with Julien.
A cette epoch means to me a specific action completed in the past, so I used the passe' compose. It was marked wrong in place of using the imparfait, which is supposed to be continuing action. So I am confused or is it a matter of interpretation?
1. can I say 'je les ai sentiées.'?
2. and when and how can I know how and when to use 'Lui' 'leur' 'leurs' etc? Is there a lesson about how to use them and their meanings?
I love how the audio has a female voice saying each of the feminine nouns, and a male voice for the masculine ones. I expect that actually will help us to remember the gender for these listed body parts if we play it a few times -- thank you!
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
Why does the hint say "Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb?
I recently went over the lesson on cases in which the participles do agree, so maybe it should say "almost never"?
Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
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