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Do quitter and Partir both mean to leave?

Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Do quitter and Partir both mean to leave?

I was asked in a C1 test to complete the sentence, " Après....., ils se sont perdus". After leaving, they got lost.

I wrote, "Après avoir quitté, ils se sont perdus". It was marked incorrect. Why?

This question relates to:French lesson "Après être allé = After going in French (auxiliary être)"
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Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You can't use quitter on its own, it requires an object.

See Expressing "to leave" with partir/laisser/quitter/sortir in French

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Alan R. asked:

Do quitter and Partir both mean to leave?

I was asked in a C1 test to complete the sentence, " Après....., ils se sont perdus". After leaving, they got lost.

I wrote, "Après avoir quitté, ils se sont perdus". It was marked incorrect. Why?

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