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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

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Juliette A.A2KwizIQ community member

Commencer à does not work

Bonjour !

I have been told by French people that I cannot apply this rule to the verb commencer à.

For example:

Je commence à faire mes devoirs. J'y commence.

I am starting to do my homework. I'm starting it.

Is it an exception ? Or is it just socially not regularly used ?

Merci !

Asked 7 years ago

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Olivia H.B1KwizIQ community member

How do you know when to use the future simple versus aller+ infinitive?

Asked 10 years ago

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G B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Quelques ou plusieurs?

Wasn't sure which forum to ask this question as it relates to a different topic but this is the attached forum so I'll ask it here:

The statement and translation :

J’ai un cheveu blanc. – Non, tu as plusieurs cheveux blancs !

I have one white hair. – No, you have a few white hairs!

In this example the word ‘plusieurs’ was used to mean ‘a few’ but in the lesson “Quelques, plusieurs, de nombreux = A few, several, many (quantities), ‘plusieurs’ means several and quelques means ‘a few’. Is there a nuance in usage here?

Asked 6 years ago

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helen d.C1KwizIQ community member

tel & tellement

hi can you explain how to use tel and tellement please

Asked 6 years ago

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T. T.C1KwizIQ community member

Il est sept heures et demie du soir

Bonjour,

Why "Il est sept heures et demie du soir." is right (in the test)?

Like Debra said below: When using the 24-hour clock (13h, 14h, ...), you don't use et quart, et demie, moins le quart.

But it is 7:30 pm... and it uses with et demie... Why?

Merci beaucoup!

Asked 6 years ago

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David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Audrey adore le mercredi/les mercredis

I was marked wrong for "Audrey adore les mercredis". It wanted "Audrey adore le mercredi". But it appears from the web that both are used, even if the singlar version is more popular.

"J'aime le mercredi" has 232,000 hits

"J'aime les mercredis" has 43,300 hits

So shouldn't this lesson cover the duality and shouldn't the quiz question accept both answers?

Asked 8 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher avant 10 heures / Ils se couchaient avant 10 heures; Do both can be used to mean "used to go to bed before 10"?

Asked 10 years ago

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Mohit M.B2KwizIQ community member

The pronunciation of "plus" in de plus en plus in the last example (J'ai de plus en plus de mal à me concentrer.) has 's' in both the plusIs this correct? Because in all other examples only the plus has 's' prononuced as it is followed by vowel 'e'.

Asked 8 years ago