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Zarlene W.A0KwizIQ community member
Conjugation of the verb etre

Excusez moi madame? I do not know how to conjugate the verb Entre


Asked 3 years ago
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Danielle A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Prompt correction

One of the prompts says translate "Will come and visit us?". I think it should be corrected to "Will you come and visit us?"

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Kenneth S.C1KwizIQ community member
Is there a second accepted spelling of acquérir

I double checked this on verbix.com and they show the following  

Présentj'aquéristuaquérisil;elle;onaquéritnousaquérissonsvousaquérissezils;ellesaquérissent

 

 

 

 

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Sanchita S.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Why is this incorrect?

I did a quiz and got this question: "Which of the following adjectives are correctly placed?"

un extrêmement vieux parchemin


 I selected the answer above but it said it was incorrect. I thought if the adverb was 2+ syllables, then vieux would follow after. Can someone explain?

Asked 4 years ago
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Kalpana S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Using avoir instead of être

Hello: I'm wondering why the two phrases "will there be" (popcorn) and "there must be" (mermaids) require avoir rather than être. "Est-ce qu'il y être" doesn't sound right, but I don't why. On the other hand, "il doit être des sirènes" sounds okay. I'd be grateful for an explanation.

Thanks so much!

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Tanya P.B1KwizIQ community member
Ça vs Il

Why would it be "C'était un bâtard" not "Il était un bâtard?" The statement is specific. I asked my partner, who is a native French speaker, and he said both sounded correct/normal to him. He couldn't figure out why the latter is unacceptable, even viewing the rules provided. 

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manpreet kaur j.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Can we say une des langues officielles instead of l’une des langues officielles?
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mary n.C1KwizIQ community member
Why is 'rester' used in this example (rather than future of s'asseoir) and why is the subjunctive of avoir used rather than subjunctive of finir?
How would you say "Ben will sit at that desk until after he's finished his homework." ?Ben restera assis à ce bureau jusqu'à ce qu'il ait fini ses devoirs.Ben restera assis à ce bureau jusqu'à ce qu'il finisse ses devoirs.
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Martina S.B2KwizIQ community member
Expressions clarifications

why is fringues not okay instead of vetements? Why is les toilettes not correct in this sentence " Oui, bien sûr, il est dans la salle de bains, sous le lavabo."?

Can we use the expression il y a in this sentence, insted of "où est"? Bastien, tu sais où est le panier à linge  ?

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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Adjective Placement - délicat / fragile / épaisse

The corrections recommend that these adjectives appear before the word "beffroi."  Same situation with "épaisse muraille."  Why?

Asked 6 years ago
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