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Test your knowledge of impersonal constructions in French, one of the most nuanced features of advanced French grammar. From classic expressions like il s’agit de and il est question de to subtler structures, this crossword will challenge your command of C1-level syntax and help you consolidate these essential, frequently used patterns.
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Clues
Across
- 2. Mood used after impersonal phrases
- 4. To take
- 6. To want
- 9. Expressing what is possible
Down
- 1. To be able
- 3. Grammatical structure or arrangement
- 4. Expressing likelihood of something
- 5. Phrase used to convey meaning
- 7. Verb form with no specific subject
- 8. Twilight, dusk at day's end
Answers
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Across
- 2. Mood used after impersonal phrases → subjonctif
- 4. To take → prendre
- 6. To want → vouloir
- 9. Expressing what is possible → possibilite
Down
- 1. To be able → pouvoir
- 3. Grammatical structure or arrangement → construction
- 4. Expressing likelihood of something → probabilite
- 5. Phrase used to convey meaning → expression
- 7. Verb form with no specific subject → impersonnel
- 8. Twilight, dusk at day's end → crepuscule
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