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Kevin G.B1KwizIQ community member

Au marché (A1)

I would suggest that this exercise be set at a higher level. I don't believe this is pegged right for an A1 learner. Perhaps A2 would be better.

Asked 5 years ago

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Hasan D.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

writing fractions in order to say "I ate one-seventh of the apples " Do I write

J'ai mangé un septième des pommes or J'ai mangé le septième des pommes
which one is true?

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someone s.A1KwizIQ community member

Please explain I miss you very much - how is it composed in the way it has been composed? French grammar rules???

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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 4 years ago

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Jim L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

My usual bugbear: Imparfait v. Passé composé!

Scratching my head as usual on this subject. This time concerning "et j'ai joué de moins en moins". Since I was doing this (playing) less and less, surely that means I was continuing to do it in the past, if I'd only done it once as a completed action, I ipso facto couldn't have been doing it "less and less"! - hence, I thought, "Je jouais de moins en moins". Why is it Passé composé? (Will I EVER get my head round this particular issue: it's always the thing that trips me up!)

Asked 4 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Learned a new and useful expression

I've seen quite a few cricket matches and have always found them to be somewhat boring as the game is so slow compared to baseball, (no offense to my British counterparts, here). But, that may be because I never have really understood what was going on.

I liked this exercise and learned a new expression: "donner les grandes lignes" - "to give an outline". And, now that I have "les grande lignes" for cricket, I might enjoy watching a match more!

Just a note: "le batteur" sounds more like, "le batere"

Merci !

Asked 4 years ago

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Erlene H.B2KwizIQ community member

Meaning of quand le soleil est revenu

He quit smoking for five months but when the sun returned he started going out again? Is “when the sun returned” an expression meaning when warm weather returned?

Asked 3 years ago

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Glen L.C1KwizIQ community member

savoir or connaîtreFor the B1 Writing exercise, "I've always loved French" I thought that either "savoir or connaître" could be used when something is "known by heart". Thanks Glen

Asked 5 years ago

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