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malek a.A1KwizIQ community member

Difference between que, quoi qnd qu'est ce que

So do "Qu'est-ce que fais tu?", "Fais tu quoi?" and "Que fais tu?" all have the same meaning of 'What are you doing?'?

Asked 6 years ago

Timothy H.C1KwizIQ community member

Si j'étais toiI recently came across this phrase in a conditional sentence while reading: "Si j'étais toi,...", but I can't find any grammatical reference to explain how the stressed pronoun can be used as a direct object after the verb instead of what sounds worse but looks grammatically correct: "Si je t'étais,..." Is this allowed just for emphasis or allowed within certain clauses, and is it unique to the verb être?

Asked 9 years ago

Conrad P.A1KwizIQ community member

Hi,

I was wondering if somebody could explain to me please when one should use 'Y' vs using 'En'.
For example, in trying to say "She thinks of it" - could it not be "elle y pense" or "elle en pense"?
Is it just determined by the context? Ie if the sentence before used De use En or if it used A use Y?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Asked 6 years ago

Jack G.C1KwizIQ community member

Imparfait vs passé composé"Même si j'ai parfois hésité",... should this be imparfait since it is a case of a repeated action. It seems that the word parfois indicates it was more than a single hesitation.

Merci

Asked 4 years ago

Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

How to say, including, please?I did not save the lesson in my notebook, & I've forgotten how to say 'including'. Could someone please tell me this? Cheryl

Asked 10 years ago

helen d.C1KwizIQ community member

tel & tellement

hi can you explain how to use tel and tellement please

Asked 6 years ago

Barbara G.C1KwizIQ community member

Can the verb following "depuis que" be in the present tense? All examples are in passe composé, but you say "depuis que" is followed by the indicative. Could this be the indicative present?

Asked 8 years ago

William S.C1KwizIQ community member

Can "de bonne heure" be used to express "early". For a question the correct answer was "en advance". Tu es en avance aujourd'hui. Could one say Tu es de bonne heure aujourd'hui.

Asked 9 years ago

Cath R.A0KwizIQ community member

J'habite à Londres. Ou habitez-vous?

Asked 10 years ago

Karen B.C1KwizIQ community member

'Titanic' ___ sorti en 1998. (Titanic was released in 1998.)

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