One thing that I would add is that I can remember easier if I think in terms of who is actually entering. If the Subject is entering, then we use être, but if the "entering" is being done by someone/something other than the Subject, then we use avoir.

Mes filles sont entrées en CP cette année. -> Mes filles

Nous avons entré les informations dans le programme. -> les informations

This works in other cases where we need to decide between avoir and être. (or where the sentence seems to indicate that the action is not done by the sentence subject)

Asked 2 years ago

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Andy D.A0Kwiziq community member

Confuse. Ils se sentent seuls -> why using "Se"not leur as the object is ILS. Possive adjective of ILS is leur not se.Ils se sentent seuls -> why using "Se"not leur as the object is ILS. Possive adjective of ILS is leur not se.

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Robert B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

devenir [profession] ou denenir un/une [profession]

An example is

Je veux devenir astronaute. -- I want to become an astronaut.

I assume it can be either!

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De versus du

I continue to get this wrong so I know I must be missing a basic rule:

The sentences :

-Quant aux poses de yoga, leurs innombrables avantages……..

-Finalement, n’oublions pas le côté méditatif du yoga

Why de yoga in the first but du yoga in the second?

Asked 4 years ago

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the past participle agree in number and gender with the second verb in a sentence?

Hi, this question is in reference to your lesson on when verbs with the auxiliary of avoir have to agree :

Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

I'm wondering about the second verb in this sentence: "Ils ont essayé d'échapper aux Nazis et entassé/entassés dans la rue." Even though the COD is in front of the 2nd verb (entasser), it is the COD for the first verb, essayer. Thus, the second verb, entasser would not be plural?

Asked 6 years ago

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John R.B1Kwiziq community member

In the case of people, the group à + [people] will be replaced by an indirect pronoun.Why was I marked wrong for saying "Elle leur pense aussi" for the question below?«Il pense à sa famille. Elle ________ pense aussi.»He thinks of his family. She thinks of it too

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Katie B.A1Kwiziq community member

retourner vs rendre Passé Composé

I know that typically, retourner is used to mean "to go back" and rendre is used to mean "to give back." But on this page: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/auxiliary-verbs-2/ , which discusses using variable auxiliary verbs in the passé composé, it mentions that retourner can also be used transitively and in that case, it changes its meaning to "to give back." So in the passé composé, can retourner be used in the same way that rendre is?

For example, would both of these be correct?

1. J'ai rendu le livre à la bibliothèque.

2. J'ai retourné le livre à la bibliothèque.

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Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Par Habitude

I always learn so much with these Weekend Workouts; thanks for providing a way to practice as we learn.

Is it possible to provide the translations or at least a common source to look up the words and phrases suggested ahead of the Writing Challenges? I have often chosen different words and phrases than are used in the later given context.

Also, more specifically to this exercise, aren't we to use Le Présent when stating situations that are habitual? Here the Passé Composé is chosen for "Nous avons joué aux cartes, comme d'habitude ...," so I misunderstood something.

Merci !
Isabelle

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