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diana b.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

quiconque instead of n'importe qui

est on peut utiliser quiconque dans le phrase "je pourrais forcer n'importe qui à dire la vérité,"- je pourrais forcer quiconque à dire la vérité,

Asked 3 years ago

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J. C.C1Kwiziq community member

Quand + Futur Antérieur

"...vous pourrez programmer votre combinaison personnelle quand vous arriverez ici." (recommended answer)

"...vous pourrez programmer votre combinaison personnelle quand vous serez arrivés ici." (marked incorrect)

While I do realize that the construction is covered at a higher level than this writing exercise, I was curious if the second sentence is grammatically or situationally incorrect? Or maybe just not preferred?

Merci!

Asked 3 years ago

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L. B.C1Kwiziq community member

Amener and Emmener confusion

There are two sentences in this text using amener and emmener in ways I thought were more correctly expressed with emporter: Taking too many clothes along with mother, and bringing one’s dolls to bathe in the sea. We’re talking about objects here, either personal or something brought from one place to another. I suppose the dolls could be expressed with apporter, as they were brought to Lola, but why did you choose amener and emmener, which I’ve studied as being used only in reference to people, animals, or vehicles?

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This may be slightly of topic, but...

If I point to a tarte (little cake), which is a feminine word, and say “It’s me who made this” (not the most elegant phrase, but bear with me), should I say “C'est moi qui l'ai fait” or “C'est moi qui l'ai faite”?

I’m trying to tease out whether the “past participle agreement with direct object when before the verb” rule applies even if the feminine object has not been *linguistically* referenced (only referenced, visually, or implicitly in some other way).

Asked 4 years ago

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Kate D.B2Kwiziq community member

Why do examples have words underlined or in bold?

I have tried to figure out why some words in the example sentences are in bold and some are underlined, but I don't get it and I can't find it in FAQ or anything.

Asked 5 years ago

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Grant C.A1Kwiziq community member

Where do I find the cartoon video for qui vs que?

Asked 5 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

With "je devais le prendre" shouldn't it be in perfect tense since imperfect of devoir means "supposed to do" and perfect is "had to" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Zyydaqt G.Kwiziq community member

How to make this an imparfait sentence