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The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…Present participle, gérondif and verbal adjectiveTelling apart the three -ant forms: the gérondif with en, the present participle that…Depuis, pendant, il y a, dans, enChoosing among the five depending on whether you mean a starting point, a finished…Stressed pronouns and pronoun orderUsing moi, toi, lui, eux after prepositions, in comparisons and for emphasis; and…
Another oneKeep practising: FrenchThe rule, in three lines
Combine the request’s purpose with the recipient’s constraints. Change the method when needed, preserving the intended result. Ask for the information that determines feasibility when it is missing.
The usual slip. Keep a polite but still impossible request, or make it feasible by sacrificing its purpose.
Why it catches you out. Distinguish asking for an action from asking whether a condition holds: choose the French request that resolves this case’s actual obstacle.
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- The past before the past: le plus-que-parfaitForming the plus-que-parfait with the imperfect of the auxiliary, and using it for what…
- Compound relatives: lequel, auquel, ce dontChoosing the relative when a preposition comes first, contracting with à and de, and…
- Negation beyond ne… pasChoosing the second half of the negation, placing it correctly with infinitives and the…