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Kingsley W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait versus Passé Composé "Au quotidien, faire les courses est devenu un vrai cauchemar : il fallait que je lise toutes les étiquettes !" VS "Même les produits que je n'aurais jamais suspectés de contenir du gluten m'étaient à présent interdits à jamais. Il a fallu que j'apprenne à cuisiner.."

I'm guessing example 1 uses the imparfait since it's a "continuing action", but isn't example 2 also a "continuing action" even with the fullstop separating the two?

Asked 4 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Enjoyed this exercise and some questions

This was a fun exercise. I really enjoyed learning about la montee des marches and seeing the beautiful photographs of Cannes while researching the vocabulary.

My question refers to the "hotel de luxe". Since the "stars" are plural wouldn't one assume that they leave their "luxury hotels", (plural)? Which would be: "leurs hotels de luxe" ? Or, is the possessive here always expressed in the singular, "leur hotel de luxe"?

Another question is about the use of the present tense in "j'admire". Would it be incorrect to say, "...que j'admirais depuis toujours"

Merci beaucoup !!

Asked 3 years ago

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Emma W.A0Kwiziq community member

Masculine and feminine

It says standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine.. what if the word is feminine, does it just not work ?? like c'est belle? or c'est fantastique??

Asked 3 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Je n'ai guère d'amis." means I hardly have any friends'

I think the native speaker would say 'I have hardly any' rather than 'I hardly have any'. 'Hardly any' is an expression, I think.

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

'Des' in 'la plus étrange des années'

Why is it 'des' and not 'd'' (since it means 'of years' and not 'of the years')?

Asked 4 years ago

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J. F.B2Kwiziq community member

Doubt about 'une paire de boules Quiès étaient fournies'

In this sentence why is it not 'était fournie', to agree with 'une paire'?:

une paire de boules Quiès étaient fournies

Asked 4 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

No indication of new lessons on Kwiz again box

An observation

When I leave the dashboard to do a Kwiz, I then get the option to do another Kwiz.. (Test recommended again) and continuing without going back to the dashboard and often find that there are new questions coming up on subjects that I have not studied.. then when I go back to the dashboard, I discover that there are a whole load of new lessons.

Any chance of indicating next to the Kwiz again box that there are new lessons on the dashboard?

Asked 4 years ago

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Barrie S.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of 'en'

In the sentence 'Normalement, j'attendrais patiemment votre prochaine livraison, mais j'en ai besoin etc' I answered ...... mais je l'ai besoin..etc' The lesson on the use of 'en' says, 'Notice that 'en' as a pronoun can replace phrases introduced by the preposition de + [thing]/[object]/[location]. In the excercise, there is no 'de', so why 'en'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bizarre!!""................" "........... won't register!

Totally bizarre!

Think I might just go back to A2!

Asked 4 years ago

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Sade' S.A0Kwiziq community member

French time

the equivalent time: zéro heure quarante-cinq

Asked 5 years ago