Lévesque

[ luh-vek; French ley-vek ]

/ ləˈvɛk; French leɪˈvɛk /

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Re·né

[ruh-ney; French ruh-ney], /rəˈneɪ; French rəˈneɪ/, 1922–1987, Canadian political leader: premier of Quebec 1976–85.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Levesque said Giuliani should “start firing up the engines.”
Rudy Giuliani Plays 2012 Flirt|Shushannah Walshe|March 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Malvina Levesque got into trouble last year with Mathurin Poilu.
Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13)|Guy de Maupassant
Eugene Levesque died at Paris, aged 81; author of travels in America.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He adopts the somewhat exaggerated (as he allows) account of M. Levesque.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845|Various

Levesque and I opposed this; and, by taking great precautions, we safely reached the base of this giddy ledge.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne