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Cheryl K.C1Kwiziq community member

pas du tout word order questionWhy, when I wrote "Elle n'est pas du tout stupide" was it marked wrong, when in the explanation, it is listed as one of two correct translations of "She's not at all stupid/She's not stupid at all"?

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'adore faire du shopping. Surely it is `faire les magasins` or `faire des courses`? Depending on the context.

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John W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je voudrais v j'aimeraisWhat is the difference in usage between je voudrais and j'aimerais? I have heard elsewhere that j'aimerais is appropriate when asking for something that you might not get or are unlikely to get. Is that correct?

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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire mal à

In the example: "Nous avons fait mal à nos amis."

Does à never change to aux?

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Chris M.A0Kwiziq community member

why is this in the plural and not the singular "Je finis mes devoirs."

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Anh P.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is it not une médecin femme?

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Distinction between 1. and 2. aboveI'm not quite grasping the distinction between 1. and 2. above. In the example 'Je trouve Martha intéressante' surely this is also an opinion and as such could it also be stated as 'Je trouve que Martha est interessante?'

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Phillip E.C1Kwiziq community member

This lesson and the quiz are wrong. It is using avoir not être.

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Bonnie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I wrote 'pendant' in an answer in passé composé, which was marked srong, with 'durant' the acceptable answer.In the lesson it always says says 'pendant/durant.' Is there some tricky difference?

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Earl T.C1Kwiziq community member

What is wrong with "Tout le monde pense ça."

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