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Est-ce la phrase "Dans la serre, il y a plus de sept-cent papillons exotiques" correcte ? on n'écrit pas sept-cents ?
Dear Team,
Suggestion for the page
Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles]
As I can see with all the examples the formula seems to be
Avoir in Futur Simple + voulu / pu / dû [past participles] + infinitive
Unless there is a context where an infinitive doesn't follow vouloir, pouvoir & devoir.
Thanks for all your lesson. Keep up the great work.
Regards
Ignatius
When the final answer to the text is presented, why is
"j'ai appris beaucoup sur la culture française" favoured over
"j'ai beaucoup appris sur la culture française" ?
Any rules here ?
Thanks. Paul.
Interesting to read but I'm getting a bit stuck on "l'on" as in "il ne faut pas que l'on nous voie". Why is the "l' " necessary? What does it refer to?
The ce vs. il/elle question is driving me crazy! I've created a detailed flowchart and I still get them wrong. Why is this "C'est"?
Tu aimes l'école? Oui, ________ est très intéressant!"Elle" is used when expressing an opinion of a specific thing, here, a school. Your own example uses, "Tu aimes mon pull? Oui, il est très beau." How is this any different?????
Questions on ‘partir, sortir, quitter’ which comprise one, some or all answers are so inconsistent, I find it very irritating. Sometimes when I choose all three (excluding ‘laisser’ of course), only ‘partir’ is the answer deemed acceptable. sometimes, when I select ‘partir’ only, all three are given as correct. More context please.
Which is correct:
Nous n'allons pas le perdre OR Nous allons ne le perdre pas?
Porquoi pas iconique mais emblematique?
À l’initiative d’alors Ministre de la Culture ….. can we say this instead of à l’époque?
- Oui, elle peut ___[le]_____ décider car l'égalité homme-femme fait partie des valeurs essentielles de la République.
Yes, it can decide it, for gender equality is part of the Republic's essential values.(HINT: "decide it" = to deny French nationality to someone who doesn't respect gender equality ) -
Firstly, I’m not sure why "elle" is used, unless it’s to expand something already mentioned, eg "une élection"?Secondly, does "décider" refer to a denial that’s already been mentioned? In English to decide an election / an issue is neutral, it doesn’t imply denial or approval.
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