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Cannot Use conjugated Verb

John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cannot Use conjugated Verb

Since we can't use a conjugated verb after la veille or le lendeman, how do we say "the day before everything burned, the police was on their heel"? Do we have to say la veille que tout était brulé or le jour précédant tout brulé?
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing "the day after/the day before" in French with "demain/hier" vs "le lendemain/la veille" vs "le jour suivant/le jour précédent" (French Expressions of Time)"
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LauraFrench expert and teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour John,

I wouldn't use la veille here; I'd say Je jour avant que tout n'ait brûlé ...
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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour John, »la veille, tout brûlé, la police était à leur talon« would be a good phrasing. Bonne chance
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John L. asked:

Cannot Use conjugated Verb

Since we can't use a conjugated verb after la veille or le lendeman, how do we say "the day before everything burned, the police was on their heel"? Do we have to say la veille que tout était brulé or le jour précédant tout brulé?

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