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Zane J.A2Kwiziq community member

subjonctif passé

why is the sentence wrong?  " je suis désolée qu'ils s'en soient allés sans que l'on puisse leur dire au revoir.  the "s'en aller" is wrong ... explain why.

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Zane,

It is not really wrong, the use of 's'en aller' here makes the sentence very heavy and clumsy.

I would suggest -

Je suis désolée qu'ils soient partis sans que l'on puisse leur dire au revoir

Hope this helps!

Zane J. asked:

subjonctif passé

why is the sentence wrong?  " je suis désolée qu'ils s'en soient allés sans que l'on puisse leur dire au revoir.  the "s'en aller" is wrong ... explain why.

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