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Mieke v.C1Kwiziq community member

in present and future tenseHi, do I understand it correctly that one always uses ou regardless of the tense? Like for example in "the day I will marry" or "today is the day I go skiing for the first time" or something like that?

Asked 7 years ago

Deborah N.C1Kwiziq community member

Typing accents on an ipadI've just switched to using an iPad but am finding that the "hold down the letter" thing in order to type accents, isn't working. Any ideas?

Asked 7 years ago

Lilian S.C1Kwiziq community member

Clarifying using "depuis" in the negativeWhy is "Tu n'as pas habité ici depuis longtemps" wrong?

Asked 7 years ago

Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Better quiz questionFor this quiz, I suggest giving English sentences and multiple French translations. For example: The police arrived to late 1. Les polices sont arrivés trop tard. 2. Le police est arrivé trop tard. 3. La police sont arrivé trop tard. 4. La police est arrivée trop tard. Je propose aussi d'ajouter une deuxième question. Peut être: She brushed her long golden hair. Or Where are the rest rooms?

Asked 7 years ago

Krissa O.C1Kwiziq community member

Pendant and the verb se passerHi can I get help with the sentence < Je vais me passer de pain pendant une semaine.>. I thought that for durations of time in the future you use ? Thanks in advance

Asked 7 years ago

John W.A1Kwiziq community member

D'accord, nous verrons ça plus tard ! Is it also correct to say: D'accord, on verra ça plus tard?

Asked 7 years ago

John W.A1Kwiziq community member

This, that and soIn discussing the use of "le" or " l' " in a response as a substitute for an idea in a previous statement the explanation is that in English we often use "that" or "it" in the same way. But in the translation you use the word "so," which is what we usually say. It's a small thing but I'd suggest adding "so" to those other words in the explanation.

Asked 7 years ago

Ashwini P.A0Kwiziq community member

Should et be used instead of en?In the sentence below, it is indicating taller and taller. Why is en used -- plus en plus? Should it be plus et plus? Ils deviennent de plus en plus grands

Asked 7 years ago

John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cannot Use conjugated VerbSince we can't use a conjugated verb after la veille or le lendeman, how do we say "the day before everything burned, the police was on their heel"? Do we have to say la veille que tout était brulé or le jour précédant tout brulé?

Asked 7 years ago

Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

NE PAS VOULOIRJe ne veux pas parler avec elle means I REFUSE to speak with her. NE PAS VOULOIR always entails a refusal. To say I don't want to talk with her would be Je n'ai pas envie de parler avec elle. Does any one disagree with the above? This seems pretty fundamental.

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