Elles ne connaitront jamais mon secret is the given answer. Why will savoir in the future not do? Various dictionaries suggest they are equivalent for this kind of statement.

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can it be explained how in this passage we go from Past Tense and then suddenly to Simple Past? Why do we suddenly use it out of the blue here?

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Jack G.C1Kwiziq community member

La vs sa for body parts

In the summary translation at the end of the exercise, you propose 'elle ne cachait plus sa bouche' as opposed to 'la' bouche previously in Kwizbot's answer. Is this difference sometimes a matter of personal preference?

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Tammy R.Kwiziq community member

Défier vs challenger

Hi can you please explain the usage difference between the two? A challenge in sports vs intellectual. Someone likes a challenge …. To challenger yourself not necessarily physically. Are these verbs interchangeable as synonyms? Is one more common than the other?

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Robert B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"vers minuit" ie vers [temps]

The vernacular usage for "vers" with time appears to drop the determinate. This doesn't appear to be true for the other usages of "vers".

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When describing a nation in general, we should use "ce sont" or "ils sont"?

Let's say I am discussing the Japanese in general (not some specific Japanese people) with my friend, and I think they are creative, should I say : Ce sont créatifs or Ils sont créatifs?

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why can't we use "bigarré" as multicoloured as an option here?

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Expletive "ne" following a positive main verbMy answer to a quiz question in which the main verb is positive included the “ne” expletive in the subordinate clause following "sans que". This was marked as wrong. I’ve followed the discussion about the use of this expletive with “sans que” and there appears to be no consensus about whether it can be used or not when the main verb is positive, and even the Académie Française equivocates. It seems that it’s quite common for “ne” to be used in this context, in which case shouldn't "ne" be allowed whether the main verb is negative or positive?

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