Unrelated but in the example "Elle est descendue à la cave chercher une bouteille de vin." Why wasn't "pour chercher" used rather than just "chercher"? Is there a difference in meaning?

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Una M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est la que

Helle team

Could I use c'est quand instead of c'est la que to mean "that is when" ? Sincerely Una

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it "peut-être que"? I don't get why the "Que" is there ?

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Megan W.A0Kwiziq community member

Difference between l' and en

Are l' and en interchangeable? The article doesn't specify when to use which

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Angela D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of historic present

We are asked to use the historic present for one small section and then revert to the past tenses. I’m not clear why there is that change. Whenever I have seen the historic present used at various sites, they maintain it all the way through.

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Avoir l'air (+ adj)

The recommended translation for 'tiny hairy faces seemed worried' is 'de minuscules visages hirsutes avaient l'air inquiet' - inquiet agreeing with air rather than the subject visages.

Is it not also an option that it agree with visages?

I am looking in Larousse which says that the adjective following air agrees with the subject of the sentence if that subject is a thing and, often, with the subject if it is a person ('Elle a l'air sérieuse').

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Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cette après-midi de Fête des Pères

I just wanted to confirm that "cet après-midi" would have also been acceptable ? I didn't realise it, but there seems to be a polemic about the gender of après-midi, it can apparently be either masculine or feminine, but l'Académie favours the masculine.

Does that seem reasonable in the context of this dictée ? Any other comments anyone ?

Thanks, Paul.

see this link

https://forum.lefigaro.fr/forum/affich-490-cet-ou-cette-apres-midi

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Joseph K.B2Kwiziq community member

Soi vs. soi-même

Why doesn’t Kwiziq also accept “ On ne pense que soi-même”?

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