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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Is the people in a city considered female?From the C1 week 62 writing challenge, talking about a heat wave: "á Paris par exemple, elles ont atteint les 29°C vers 4h du matin". No particular group of people were mentioned in previous sentences, so why "elles"? Are the inhabitants of Paris (or perhaps of cities in general) as a group considered female?

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Jane E.C1KwizIQ community member

A suggestionI wish there were tests comprised of questions from all the levels -- I find that knowing which material was covered in each section is helping me unconsciously "game" the test. It would be a great way to review all the material (or perhaps just A0-B2).

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Beverley R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of etre + descendre/monter in the passe composeI know that you use etre + ascendre or descendre or monter in the passe compose when the verb is followed by a preposition, but I am still slightly confused, with certain situations. For example, I got on.... would be "Je suis monte sur...", But "I mounted.... would be "J'ai monte...." You could say "I mounted the bus." or "I got on the bus." Could you use either, saying "Je suis monte sur le bus." OR J'ai monte le bus?" Is "to go upstairs" "monter l'escalier" or "aller en haut" I have the same problems with descendre. For example, how do you say "I went downstairs"? Forgive the lack of accents. Your advice sheet doesn't work on my computer. Beverley

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Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Can the verb haïr be used insteadof détester and if so would it take the subjunctive?

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Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

list of verbs that require an indirect object pronounBonjour! Would the verb mettre & other verbs containing mettre (admettre; promettre etc), all require an indirect object pronoun instead of a direct object pronoun, please? Reason being that these verbs are followed by the preposition à. (I'm trying to make a list of all verbs that require an indirect object pronoun: "to him/her"; "to them") Cheryl

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

taire vs se taireElles ont tu la raison...mais j'ai pensé taire est réflexive....?

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Julie M.A1KwizIQ community member

Can you use this expression as part of a longer sentence?

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diana b.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

So couramment goes in front of the noun?

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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hopping between l'imparfait and passé composéFrom writing challenge b2 week 62, this extract describes events in the past: La "navette" qui DEVAIT nous amener à l'hôtel ÉTAIT en fait un vieux bus de campagne cabossé dans lequel on A PU apprécier toutes les aspérités de la route." Why doesn't it stick to l'imparfait for all 3 verbs?

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Kari F.B2KwizIQ community member

Don't suppose you could add the type of place in the questions?I would find it a lot easier on the tests if you would indicate if something is a city, state or region for example. Being from Canada the North American references are easy but the European not so much. Example Catalonia - had no idea it was a region until I googled it.

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