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Erlene H.B1Kwiziq 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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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passê Composé vs Imparfait

Mes parents ont toujours été là pour moi. Can you help me understand why PC was used and not Imparfait? To me, it seems like a statement of actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past over an undefined period. Merci pour vos conseils !

Asked 4 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

related grammar and vocab button

lists all lessons connectes to piece but no vocab

Asked 4 years ago

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APOSTOLOS K.C1Kwiziq community member

avoir + faire expres de

In all the above examples you use avoir + faire expres de, except on Elle fait exprès d'être en retard.

Could you please explain why it isn't better to say "elle a fait expres d'......"

Asked 4 years ago

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Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait v Passé Composé

I'm confused as to why "we improved quickly" is in the passé composé rather than the imparfait. Surely the fact that they were quickly improving is an ongoing action in the past rather than something that happened "just like that" at one particular moment? (Having said that, reading the whole passage through again it clearly "feels" like it should be in the passé composé - I'm just not sure why....)

Asked 4 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of quotes

Please provide further explanation about the phrase "Peut-être qu'elle est allée dire bonjour..." I believe that in English, we would write it, "Perhaps she went to say 'Hello' ..." Why does French not have quote marks around something that is said? For example, how would you write the following in French: The farmer said, "I'm going into town to buy a cat."?

Asked 2 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm sorry, im still not understanding the use of "de" meaning "with" in 'les mains et les cheveux blancs de farine" what is the rule here?

Asked 4 years ago

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Colin B.B1Kwiziq community member

De not des?Je trouve qu'il a de bons arguments.I think he's got good arguments.
In the example from this lesson, why is “de” used and not “des”?

Asked 2 years ago

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Dick G.B1Kwiziq community member

between 2 times repetive