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Ravia G.A2KwizIQ community member

should it be savoir and connaîtreClaire ________ que le magasin ferme à midi.Claire knows that the shop closes at midday.
Acc. to me it should be connaître but in test they said it's savoir. Explanation please?

Asked 2 years ago

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Mohammed R.A1KwizIQ community member

Cochant is a verb of imperative form or a noun? This word I can see as a verb with it conjugation but nothing similar with a form of cochant.

Could anybody help me with the form of the word: 'cochant'?

I have learned third person plural conjugation is cochent, but this word 'cochant' I couldn't find in a dictionary.

As you know, cocher is infinitive form of verb but what about cochant? Please!

The original context: "Répondez aux questions en cochant la ou less bonne response."

Please help me!

Asked 4 years ago

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Nick S.C1KwizIQ community member

Agreement of Past Participle when using Etre

In 'nous nous étions fait piquer' why does the 'fait' not need to agree with the subject?

Asked 2 years ago

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Kimber H.B2KwizIQ community member

On mene les personnes; on porte les choses.

Alors:

"Maman EMPORTAIT toujours beaucoup de....."

"Tu APPORTAIS tes poupées....."

Better to use correct grammar, esp. on a teaching site ...AIN'T that so?

Asked 3 years ago

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Daniel M.B1KwizIQ community member

Singular or plural?

"Je n'ai pas de X."

Should "X" be in the singular form or in the plural? Does it depend on which form it was in in the question?

eg. "Avez-vous une voiture ?" -> "Je n'ai pas de voiture." but "Avez-vous des chaussures ?" -> "Je n'ai pas de chaussures." ?

Asked 2 years ago

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Sydney B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Answer in a quiz

I got a question wrong, with more than one fault:

Nous nous sommes brossé les cheveux was given as the correct answer, but isn't "brossés" the correct form of the past participle in this sentence?

Asked 2 years ago

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David M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"They came from Europe"

I feel that this is an ambiguous statement and could be passé composé (as the act of transition) or l'imparfait (as a state of being). As in "My mother was Oriental, but my father came from Europe" vs. "They came from Europe to go to the funeral". Compare: "Once upon a time, a king lived in his castle."

Asked 3 years ago

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Christine C.C1KwizIQ community member

French Royalty titles

What is the meaning of:

S.M.C.?

when referring to the Duc d'Orleans

Asked 3 years ago

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Emily W.B1KwizIQ community member

Using on instead of nous

Hello,

Would you be able to use the 'on' form of the verb in a sentence such as 'my family and I watch a film - ma famille et moi regarde un film' or would it need to be the nous form - ma famille et moi regardons un film?

Asked 1 year ago

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Helena C.B1KwizIQ community member

La télé est bien mais l'aspirateur est bon?Reposting a question asked by Mark several years ago:
The example above "Quel est le meilleur aspirateur?" implies that l'aspirateur est bon, correct? Why would this not be "bien", like the case of "Ma télé est bien" above? It's not food.

Asked 4 years ago

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