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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Odile got dressed before having her breakfast. (le passé composé vs. l'imparfait)Why is "Odile got dressed before having her breakfast." translated as "Odile s'habillait..."? In my understanding this is a one-time action which happened in the past. It is, thus, a perfect candidate for the Passé composé: "Odile s'est habillée...", n'est-ce pas? -- Chris.
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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is there a test for the plus-que-parfait with être?
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L. W.C1Kwiziq community member
Reviewing questions from multiple levelsHi. Is there a way to have the tests review topics from multiple levels at once?
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Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Ces sont versus ce sont
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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Another depuis-question!!!"I have lived in Paris for one year." means that the speaker has, in the past, lived in Paris but isn't living there anymore. Therefore, I would expect "J'ai habité à Paris depuis un an." to be the correct translation. But, alas, "J'habite à Paris depuis un an." is provided as correct. However, does that not imply that the speaker is still living in Paris???? -- Chris.
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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.C1Kwiziq 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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