Ne expletif and the subjunctive

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tryphon Tournesol Jun 13, 2013. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Are there any rules for when the verb following the ne expletif should be in the subjunctive tense?I've seen the subjunctive in:Elle a peur qu'il ne soit malade.Whereas the indicative is used in:Il…Continue

Use of empêcher

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tryphon Tournesol Jun 10, 2013. 4 Replies 0 Likes

HelloI came across an unfamiliar use of "empêcher" in the following bit of text:On a beau dire que les Français sont individualiste, cela n’empêche qu’ils ont tendance à prendre leur voitures tous en…Continue

Times when the definite/partitive article isn't used.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tryphon Tournesol Jun 8, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes

 Hi thereI'm learning French using a book called "Using French".There have been a few sentences in which nouns have not been preceded by the definite or partitive article.  Here is one example:La…Continue

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