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Ron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

More specific description pleaseêtre + descendu [de, sur, etc] = to get off [something] = to get out of [something/somewhere] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] avoir + descendu [quelque chose] ou [quelqu'un] = to go/come/climb down [something] = to take [something] down -> physically moving [something] to a lower position = to take [someone / animated being] down -> to shoot them down, to kill them There seems to be a lot of ambiguity between the English example meanings between être and avoir usage: to get off [something] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] and: = to go/come/climb down [something]. Because in English these translations can have very similar meanings, it is unclear to me, hence the ambiguity, a method to differentiate these two. Could you please elaborate more with a bit more preciseness? Merci en avance.

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katya s.B1Kwiziq community member

subjunctive for croireHello, If I want to ask "do you think that we will win?" do I use the subjunctive even though it's in the future? That is, do I say: "Crois-tu qu'on gagne?" or similarly "crois-tu que nous gagnions?" OR do I say "Crois-tu qu'on va gagner?"/ "Crois-tu que nous allons gagner?" Merci en avance, Katya

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi ... does this same (use of 'à) rule apply to towns and villages as well as cities?

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the 'i' in Lancashire and Yorkshire pronounced with an 'ur' sound and not an 'ee' sound?

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a rule for using liaison after "mais."I hear the different usages of liaison with "mais" before words beginning with a vowel. In your video "La Bretagne se révèle en Côtes d'Armor" the speaker sometimes uses it and sometimes does not before the same sound, making her difficult to understand. Is it simply facultative or is there more to it. Thanks.

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Kelly O.A2Kwiziq community member

imperfect tenseI am in Canada trying to get my french levels for work and they do not teach or use the french imperfect tense here. How do I skip these types of questions without it impacting my score? Do I simply skip? Will the program keep recommending these areas to study and keep adding them to my tests?

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Tom K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

in an answer to a quiz I offered, "Les invites, sont ils arrivés" and was marked nearly correct.Is a comma absolutely forbidden here?

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are "à temps" and "à l'heure" not interchangeable? Bonjour. I used the first one in a quiz to fill in the blank, and it was marked wrong: "Étais-tu ________ (à temps) pour ton rendez-vous? Were you on time for your appointment?" But à temps was used in another quiz: "Il court ________ (pour) arriver au travail à temps. He runs [in order] to get to work on time."

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Peter B.C1Kwiziq community member

circonflexeWhy - château but - chapeau I don't understand the use of the circonflexe when to me the pronunciation appears similar

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Ali A.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is"Nous NE souvenons de notre dernier concert"? Surely "nous NOUS souvenons de... is correct?

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