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Elizabeth P.A2Kwiziq community member

is passe simple used often in today's times?

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

attendre vs. sáttendre à

In one of the 10 question quizzes:

How would you say "Alain expected this situation to resolve itself." ?

J'ai repondu "Alain attendait que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."

Mais la réponse correcte était: "Alain s'attendait à ce que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."

Pourquoi? Où est la sense de souci ? L'anglais etait "expected this situation to resolve itself" qui indique une manque de souci.

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Linda B.C1Kwiziq community member

I am curious about the predicate nominative. Translating "He was devastated". I said Il dévastait, but my friend said Il était dévasté, which one?

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Jack B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you say "silvie talks to her friend" where the friend is male?The personal pronoun is also "son". Therefore "you cannot say" is the correct answer! Non?

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Maria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi! Why in the phrase "ça t' est égal" the -t in est is not pronounced?

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Ted C.C1Kwiziq community member

où vs dans laquelle etc

The week (in which) they stayed at the hotel went quickly.

?....La semaine pendant laquelle ils sont restés...?

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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire or il y a with weather

what’s the difference between il fait du soleil and il y a du soleil?

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Julianne Q.B2Kwiziq community member

Vous suciez votre pouce quand vous étiez petits. The translation is you used to suck your thumbs when you were small. Why is petit plural - unlikely to be talking to more than one person about this, and why 'votre pouce' when the translation is 'your thumbs' - wouldn't it be 'vos pouces'

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Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Resservir and se resservirI don’t understand well the use and the difference in meaning of “resservir” and “se resservir “. Please , give me more examples and the explanation. Thanks a lot.

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Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour,

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