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Phuc L.C1KwizIQ community member

"They leave work at 7pm."

Why quitter is correct answer, but not sortir ?

I found an example in the lesson where sortir is used to describe a personne leaving work at 19h

Asked 2 years ago

Malvinder K.A2KwizIQ community member

Which is correct: Il a peur de souris or il a peur des souris

Asked 2 years ago

Gilberts I.B2KwizIQ community member

Why is "vais surfer" marked incorrect? Most sites say the two phrases are interchangeable.Kwizbot
Le samedi, je fais du surf avec mon frère.
You
Le samedi, je vais surfer avec mon frère.

Asked 4 years ago

Nick H.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Pronunciation during exercise

During the first sentence below, I find it super hard to pick up the 'eu' after déjà - is it actually there?!

- As-tu déjà eu l'occasion de séjourner à l'Hôtel du Palais à Biarritz ?

Asked 3 years ago

paul b.C1KwizIQ community member

without specifying?Ils devaient venir ce soir, mais ils ont annulé à la dernière minute.They were supposed to come tonight, but they cancelled at the last minute.

When conjugated in L'Imparfait (Indicatif), devoir refers to a past obligation, without specifying whether it was met or not.
Actually, in most cases, the obligation was not met.
The first example in the above lesson definately specifies that they didn't come when supposed to. How is that complying with this rule "without specifying whether it was met or not"

Asked 2 years ago

D. A.B1KwizIQ community member

Protectrice veut dire "protective" ou "over-protective?'

Est-ce que la mère de Sophie trop protectrice de sa fille à cause de "son divorce d'avec Papa"? Sinon, la phrase me confond.

Asked 3 years ago

stella rachel j.KwizIQ community member

Passe compose ou à l'imparfait

C' ____(être) une petite histoire de la brosse à dents que je ____(lire). Ce sont des Chinois qui _____(inventer) la brosse à dents au 15 siècle. A cette époque* - là, elle ____(être) faite de poils de sangliers* et d'un manche en ivoire*. Les Français _____(commencer) à se servir d'une brosse à dents sous Louis XIV.

Asked 5 years ago

Avery E.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Mille and un millier de followed by a plural verb - when in the subject?

Where the lesson says "Both mille and un millier de are followed by a plural verb (sont venus)", am I correct in saying that this only occurs when these adjectives are modifying the subject? The rule is listed after a number of examples, some of which have the adjectives as part of the object/ with no verb following). Let me know if I'm missing something. Thanks!

Asked 1 year ago

Archana J.C1KwizIQ community member

Est-ce

'sur le plancher' remplace 'sur le sol / par terre' ?

plancher ça veut dire floor????

Merci

Asked 3 years ago

Jack B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Possessive adjectives

The detail says to use Mon, ma or mes but the first to examples use son, sa, ses. Why is that?

Asked 3 years ago

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