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David C.B1KwizIQ community member

How to say: I took and passed my exams?

Hello ,

How do you say: "I took and my passed my exams"

Asked 6 years ago

Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

à vs auWhy is it "*à* côté de" but "*au* coin de" ?

Asked 9 years ago

Adrian C.B1KwizIQ community member

L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade vs L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade(re-posting as as new question) Bonjour Aurélie ! Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, That's very helpful. May I please clarify to ensure I understand? So the use of Le Passé Composé draws attention to a specific instance or time when the speaker was sick last year - for example, if during the month of February s/he had been very ill and was referring to this, it would be correct to say L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade. However, if the speaker is referring more generally to having been ill, perhaps even on several different occasions throughout the year and not drawing attention to a specific occasion of being ill, it would be correct to use L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment malade. Can it be said that Le Passé Composé is more likely to be used to draw attention to the sickness, whereas the use of L'Imparfait might be used if one were drawing attention to the nature of last year rather than particularly drawing attention to the sickness? I know it's a different question, but could you also please let me know if it is acceptable to say: j'ai été mangé (I have been eating) - and whether it is a common construction in French. Many thanks again!

Asked 10 years ago

Ann R.B2KwizIQ community member

Why does the past participle of the reflexive se faire not agree in this case?

Asked 10 years ago

Paul F.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Je devrai / je devrais

In this exercise “I should maybe call the train company” is translated as “je devrai ... “, but “I should really insure my phone” is “je devrais ...” . It’s only a very small detail (and I believe both are pronounced the same, or almost the same, by most people anyway), but why is the future of devoir used in one case and the conditional in the other?

Asked 6 years ago

Brian E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hi, why is it “avec mon amie, Annie”?

Annie is a woman, so shouldn’t it be “avec ma amie, Annie”?

Asked 7 years ago

Merle D.B2KwizIQ community member

Do you form a liaison between 'pas' and 'encore' (pazzencore)?

Asked 9 years ago

Alvin S.B1KwizIQ community member

Which verbs take which object: direct or indirect?I think I understand the concept of when to use le/la/les vs lui, leur. However besides the three verbs (téléphoner, parler, demander) you used as examples, I don't know which verbs take a direct or indirect object. How does one determine which type of object a verb takes?

Asked 8 years ago

April S.C1KwizIQ community member

Nouvel vs nouveau

Why is it "je suis nouveau ici" instead of "je suis nouvel ici"? I thought it was nouvel before a vowel.

Asked 5 years ago

D. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

So! with regard to English counties, Where does Mersyside come into it. Male or female?

Asked 8 years ago

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