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Usages of être sur le point de
Quand je suis sur le point de sortir, je remarque que la fermeture éclair de ma veste est cassée.
When I am about to go out, I notice that the zipper of my jacket is broken.
Nous sommes sur le point d’acheter des chaussures quand Marie s’aperçoit qu’elle ne connaît plus sa pointure exacte.
We are about to buy shoes when Marie realizes that she no longer knows her exact shoe size.
Nous étions sur le point de traverser quand une voiture a tourné trop vite au rond-point.
We were about to cross when a car turned too fast at the roundabout.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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