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Stuart B.C1KwizIQ community member

Position of rapidement

Can anyone explain why "rapidement" goes to the end of the sentence here. I placed it between "peux" and "regarder" as I thought adverbs went between an auxilliary/modal verb and the participle/infinitive. According to the solutions given this was the correct placing for "vite" but "rapidement" was placed at the end of the sentence.

Asked 2 years ago

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Lixin D.A2KwizIQ community member

Ride the bike in French

usually we say : Je fais du vélo OR Je roule en vélo?

Asked 1 year ago

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Francisco B.C1KwizIQ community member

vivre vs. habiter

One of the examples in this lesson reads, "Tu vis en dehors de la ville." I was wondering about the distinction (if there is any, subtle though it may be) between saying that and saying, "Tu habites en dehors de la ville."

Asked 3 years ago

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Jack G.C1KwizIQ community member

prepositions before infinitives - à porterAprès tous ces mois à porter les mêmes vêtements

Could you help me find a reference to understanding the use of prepositions before infinitives (I understand prepositions after).

Also, I read the question as 'after months of wearing', but can à be used for the preposition 'of'?

Asked 3 years ago

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James W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

l'appréhension qui lui avait serré le ventre avant de partir

Why in this sentence is both 'lui' and 'le' needed? As isn't "le" meaning "her" here because "ventre" is a body part?

The same thing with the sentence "Le vent vivifiant lui fouettait le visage"

Asked 5 years ago

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Ben T.B1KwizIQ community member

I'm going to the grocery shop.

Je vais aller à l'épicerie. - this was marked wrong because the answer should be without aller, but is it grammartically wrong or just not what the answer asking for?

Asked 2 years ago

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Katie K.A2KwizIQ community member

'à qui' or 'qui'

'Mon frère qui habite en France.' I would assume it's wrong to use 'à qui' or 'auquel' in this context, but I don't know why? When is it most suitable to use 'qui'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ozan D.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

when the main clause is present simple,using passe compose in the subordinate for expressing the habits or general facts

I know that I can use the passe compose when expresing the habits with" apres que"
is it valid for "quand,aussitôt que,dès que,lorsque,une fois que,
for example
Je me brosse les dents quand je me suis lèvé (first ı get up then I brush my teeths)
aussitôt je me suis levé, Je me brosse les dents
dès que je me suis levé, Je me brosse les dents
lorsque je me suis levé, Je me brosse les dents
une fois que, je me suis levé, Je me brosse les dents

I wish your helps... Merci beaucoup.

Asked 6 years ago

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

se maquiller

il se maquille - he is making himself up; il se fait maquiller - he is having his make up done - is this right?

Asked 5 years ago

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