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Ha W.C1Kwiziq community member
Passé Simple + Conditionnel PrésentIn the Writing Challenge 26 level C1, the sentence "... Pompidou décida de faire construire ... un centre ... qui PERMETTRAIT ..." uses Conditionnel Présent in the subordinate clause even though the decision was made in the past (Passé Simple). Is it incorrect to use Conditionnel Passé?
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CARLEEN M.A1Kwiziq community member
How to conjugate vouloir in the subjuctive
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Using "depuis" with the correct tense."Suzanne hasn't seen him since 2013.'' -- This sentence does not make entirely clear whether Suzanne is seeing him now or not. In the first case it ought to be "Suzanne ne l'a pas vue depuis 2013", whereas in the latter it would be "Suzanne ne le voit pas depuis 2013", right? -- Chris.
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Umi O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
about subjunctiveI encountered this sentence: Si intelligent soit-il, il ne pourra réussir ce concours étant donné son peu de préparation. Is this another way of creating a sentence with subjunctive? Thank you very much.
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
RE Tu y es allé en marchant Would one be more likely to say that or . . . allé à pied?
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Susan J.A1Kwiziq community member
so basically anything ending with "enir" is conjugated like venir ?
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Susan J.A1Kwiziq community member
what does jamais mean ?

if we use ne ... jamais to say never then when do we use ne pas?

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amy a.A0Kwiziq community member
Je viens d'Ulaanbaatar en Mongolie
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
A bit of a digression re déçue: how is it that décevoir means disappoint,but seems to come from the same root as deceive?
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L. R.A1Kwiziq community member
J'habite à Miami, aux États-Unis
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