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Elizabeth B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronounciation of "plus"

II noticed that she pronounces the s at the end of "plus". I have never understood when to pronounce this and when not. Could someone explain please?

Asked 4 years ago

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Karl J.C1Kwiziq community member

L'Imparfait vs "être(L'imparfait) en train de + infinitive

As stated in the lesson if you are emphasizing something in the past "en train de" can be used. Therefore if you are emphasizing "Henri was having a nap when his boss came in "

"Henri était en train de faire une sieste ..." should be acceptable

Asked 3 years ago

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M L.B2Kwiziq community member

Accent on visite?

Why does visite sometimes have an acute accent on the end, other times it doesn't?

Asked 1 year ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I don't get the position of the adverb "probablement" in a negated sentence here? I don't think you have a lesson on it?

Asked 4 years ago

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Monsieur P.A2Kwiziq community member

La vs lui

In the following example, I am struggling to understand why we must use la and not lui? To me, it sounds like the sentence requires an indirect object pronoun, because the question "What" is not answered in response to the "must", which is the verb in this sentence. I use the "what" test to determine if there is a direct object in the sentence. With this sentence, should I consider "what must they warn" as my question, or "what must they do". Apologies if my line of thought is completely skewed but it seems to work in most cases.

Does Julie know? We must warn her ,

- Julie est au courant ? Il faut lui prévenir,- Julie est au courant ? Il faut la prévenir,

Asked 2 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Durant vs il y a'Tu es resté enfermé ________ une heure?'' You stayed locked in for an hour?Marked wrong for il y a.. they wanted "durant"The help does not explain the difference and why I am wrong.. any ideas?

Asked 5 years ago

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Karen W.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of plural with the word activité in the last phrase

Dans ce-phrase-ci, pourquoi "d'activité" n'est pas pluriel?

"...ainsi que certains domaines d'activité tels que..."

Asked 2 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Before nouns

HI was wondering when I took the test the sentence un orgre grand comme un maison was said to be correct but, I thought grand would go before ogre.

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

should have (pp) v should have had to (inf)

Consider...

1. "Paul should have left earlier."

2. "Paul should have had to leave earlier."

As I understand it, both these sentences would be translated as "Paul aurait dû partir plus tôt", even though, in English, there is a difference in meaning. Is there a better way to translate #2 to convey the meaning that Paul was compelled to leave?

Asked 4 years ago

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