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David H.A2Kwiziq community member

Present tense or past tense

' never going to bed angry' should be surely present tense as they are still doing it?

Asked 3 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Again, context is everything…

… isn’t it?

Avoir besoin de. Avoir envie de. Devoir. I try guessing by picking one or two or three depending on the activity and invariably get it wrong. I think your explanatory text needs more clarification, especially in the use of avoir envie de as an option for ‘need to’. Thank you for your time.

Asked 3 years ago

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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

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Jeuri M.C1Kwiziq community member

"Nous t'avons tant désiré pendant si longtemps...."

I'm wondering why the verb tense here doesn't match the English sentence that was given : "We **had wanted** you so much for so long... ".

Asked 3 years ago

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Pamela L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En faisant le mur

Can the verb 'faufiler' be used in this context?

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“MUM/MOM: Quentin, did you bring your blankie [safety blanket]?”We would call this a comfort blanket, or perhaps a security blanket, but not a safety blanket.

Asked 5 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Second-most celebrated holidayI was surprised by the first sentence "Pâques est la deuxième fête la plus célébrée en France, après Noël." because it seems like deuxième describes fête rather than la plus célébrée.

Could a sentence like "Pâques est la fête la deuxieme plus célébrée en France, après Noël" work?

Asked 4 years ago

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Kat N.A0Kwiziq community member

Is this a correct way to introduce myself?

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Khyatee, mais je me fais appeler Kat.

I believe it's right but I'm not sure how to specify that Kat is a nickname/preferred name.

Asked 2 years ago

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Rania I.B2Kwiziq community member

Vowels and des becoming D’

Since épinards starts with a vowel why is it not d’épinards? Or is it always des when referring to some? Can you help me figure out when we use d’ as opposed to des?

Asked 3 years ago

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Helena M.B2Kwiziq community member

Thanks a lot, have to work a bit harder..

Thanks a lot, have to work a bit harder...

Asked 5 years ago

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