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Why is there an "s" at the end of déçus when the subject is singular?
I’m posting here because fill-in-the-blanks Kwizzes don’t have Q&A.
The last answer is: Dans ce cas, je vais appeler Bruno avant qu'il réserve le restaurant, et je n'ai plus qu'à espérer qu'il ait du temps plus tard !
I’m wondering why the "avoir" in "espérer qu’il ait du temps" is subjunctive, as espérer is usually followed by an indicative. Is it triggered by "je n’ai plus qu’à"? Or because it’s only possible that he’ll have time?
(Also, the Kwiz is headed Subjonctif présent and passé but all the answers are present tense)
https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/tests/take/2770864?isRetake=1
In this sentence "Le dernier jour de la semaine dernière" from the kwiz, why is dernier before jour but after semaine?
Ugh! "J'ai trois chats, dont (ainsi que) deux chats siamois". I know that this lesson was gearing towards DONT but would not ainsi que work as well?
Sometimes I really struggle with deciding whether to use imparfait or passé composé. In this example, the English phrase is:
"I've always dreamed of going (there),
For me, I translated this to "Je rêvais toujours d'y aller," as it is something in the past, but not a fixed point with a clear start and stop. It is something that occurred over a period of time and is still occurring. However, the correct answer was passé composé with "J'ai toujours rêvé d'y aller,"
Can you please explain to my why passé composé is used here and not imparfait? I'm very frustrated and feel like this is something I'm never going to get.
For this question, is it okay to use": "Il te faut son lit". I understand that il faut can be used in a general sense and also to give instructions to a specific person. So my answer should be correct right? The correct answer is": Il faut son lit. I want to know if both are correct or not. Appreciate any further insights. Merci :)
________ son lit.You must make your bed.
I don`t understand why this sentence ("She hid until he left." ?after) could not be the second sentence below just as much as it could be the first one....
Elle s'est cachée jusqu'à ce qu'il soit parti. Correct Elle s'est cachée jusqu'à ce qu'il parte. WrongWhy in the phrase "J'ai plus de livres que toi" the letter S is readable, and in the phrase "Tom a plus de cent euros dans son porte-feuille !" - not?
Le leçon dit: To say to scare [someone] in French, you use the expression faire peur à + [quelqu'un].
Literally : "to do/give fear to [someone]"
À Halloween, je fais peur à mes neveux !At Halloween, I scare my nephews!
Donc, pourquoi est "Le fantôme fait peur à elle" incorrect?
The ghost scares her." ?
Le fantôme lui fait peur. Le fantôme fait peur à elle. (Marked wrong--pourquoi?)MerciJ'ai mis "dû", plutôt que "due", parce que je n'arrivais pas à voir avec quoi il était d'accord. Et je n'ai pas pu regarder en arrière pour en deviner !
Faisait-il un accord avec "reputation"? Peut-être il faut quelque chose dans les "hints" pour dire cela ?
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