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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do we use "après que" instead of "après" if there is no subjunctive verb to follow?Hi, What is the difference between these two sentences? Elles rentrent après que le bus les a déposées. Elles rentrent après le bus les a déposées. I don't understand why the second one is not correct so I guess I don't understand when to use "après que" vs a simple "après." Don't they mean the same thing? Is there a rule? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

That1 A.A0Kwiziq community member

When is it appropriate to use d’ instead of de?

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melanie k.A0Kwiziq community member

Can someone please explain why the etre is used in the following question instead of Avoir. I'm a bit confused by this because most of the other sentences do not use je suis. Thanks Je suis avec ma copine depuis 2005. I have been with my girlfriend since 2005.

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Anastasios P.A1Kwiziq community member

bonsoir!pourquoi ¨je vais en ville Mais ¨Je vais au soupermarchè

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D. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So! with regard to English counties, Where does Mersyside come into it. Male or female?

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Jessie J.A1Kwiziq community member

QuebecIt is not grammar related question, but I would love to know why Quebec behaves like a country? Is it because of the referendum?

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Nina B.A0Kwiziq community member

I am going to..In the kwiz the first question was "Complete the sentence with the correct definite article: Je vais visiter ________ France cet été." I didn't choose any article because in another lesson it was mentioned that when talking about going to or from a country, you won't use the definite article. Then why it was marked as a wrong answer? Thank you for your answer!

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Are there any obvious (common) adjectives that are exceptions?

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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

pronoun yIl faut que j'y aille is translated as "I must go" but shouldn't it be "I must go there" - or is the "there" implied?

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Rita R.A1Kwiziq community member

I live in Oklahoma in the US. How do I say that?

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