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Sandra L.B2KwizIQ community member
English vs American EnglishI find it amusing from this side of the pond. It is not good English here to say he's got a brother, he has a brother is more proper to the tongue. We ask how many siblings do you have? not have you got? Just usage, neither wrong. There are numerous expressions I see you Brits use and we don't!
Asked 9 years ago
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Jim J.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Je sais le faireThe translation according to the lesson is "I can do it" but surely to express "I can do it" is "Je peux le faire"?
Asked 9 years ago
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Kazuko S.C1KwizIQ community member
J'ai une question: A-t-elle joué avec son frère?

Shouldn't "joué" be "jouée," as the subject is elle?

Asked 9 years ago
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S. P.A2KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
I don't understand the rule about ordering object pronouns So I understand that object pronouns go in front of the verb but I just don't "get" the rule. So I know Je lui ai parlé. = I talked to him. But can someone point me at an explanation of this rule?
Asked 11 years ago
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Christian H.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
"La dernière fois que" vs "La dernière fois où"

"La dernière fois que nous avions fait ça ensemble, c'était en 2011! "

I think "la dernière fois où" should be given as an option. See:
- https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2017/06/04/37003-20170604ARTFIG00012-la-premiere-fois-que-ou-la-premiere-fois-o-trouvez-l-erreur.php

- Grevise: 725

Or is "la dernière fois où" as unusual (even if grammatically correct) to encounter as "chaque fois où"?

Are there other usages of "fois" where "où" whould be very unusual?

(The other use of "fois" in this example "les rares fois où les attaquants adverses se sont approchés de notre but" does not seem to be one of them.)

Asked 2 years ago
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Kathleen B.A2KwizIQ community member
How to use aussi with a verb

Where do I find the rule about inserting "aussi" into a sentence, such as "She also used pieces of plastic." ?

Asked 5 years ago
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ly fen c.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Hi, can we only use "pour+infinitive" in the present time, if an action is not happened yet?example: Je lui dire pour l'aider, or Il m'aide pour terminer ce travail plus vite.
Asked 10 years ago
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Iman c.A0KwizIQ community member
what is the difference between savoir and connaitre ?
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Sally T.C1KwizIQ community member
Alors que et le subjonctif

Faut-il qu’on utilise le subjonctif après « alors que »?

Asked 6 years ago
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Andy N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
How do you replace a noun with a preposition other than à or de please?Il faut que j’achète un cadeau pour son anniversaire. I must buy a present for his birthday. I know you can use the adverbial pronoun y to replace 'à + noun', and en to replace 'de + noun', but how would you replace 'pour son anniversaire' in the sentence above please? In order to make the sentence: I must buy a present for it? [Am i right in thinking this called replacing an object of a preposition with a pronoun?]
Asked 9 years ago
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