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What is triggering the use of 'en' in the sentence 'le destin en a décidé autrement' ? Is it the fact that 'décider' implies a clause starting with 'de' - or something else ?

I often can't see a simple 'de...' clause that could be interchanged with the 'en'.

Is there a lesson that clearly compares when to use each of these. I'm struggling to distinguish between the three and was hoping for a side by side comparison.

Thanks.

Why is "I really feel like an ice cream !" "J'ai vraiment envie d'une glace !" in the past tense? Isn't the statement in the present tense as it is happening now?

There is nothing in the question, or in the Quick Lesson, that indicates that the phrase " tôt" is incorrect. There is no context, so BOTH/EITHER answer(s) must be correct. Annoying.

Bonjour!

Hi can someone tell me if these sentences are correct that I wrote using the duration vs length of time etc

Je nettoie la maison la journée.

I cleaned the house all day.

Nous prenons le métro le matin.

We take the metro in the morning.

Thanks

Nicole

now im really confused , other lessons say qui is followed bt verb not a pronoun but here its different

why is partir right ans sortir wrong pleas. i thought sortir is to go out so would be acceptable here, but isn't

is for same question as below, will you have left by 4 oclock

I'm even more confused now.  You say that you use the present subjunctive when the time frame of the 2 clauses are contemporaneous. It seems to me that in English the tenses are the same  eg "I started" and "everybody warned"  are both in the past tense.  However,  in the  french translation it shows "commence" in present (subjunctive) and "tout le monde m'avait prévenu" in the pluperfect.  Can you help please

Thanks

uuuuhh..... Where's the transcript, all I have is audio?