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Raphael P.B2Kwiziq community member

walk up to -> monterons?For "walk up to…", i used "nous monterons à l'aire de jeu". Is that incorrect? I believe we also use "monter" when walking up a road?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"quand leurs regards se sont croisés pour la première fois"

Just querying why it's leurs and not leur here. In a previous dictée I was told that it would only be leurs plural if each of the parties had several of the thing being talked about. Well surely, they each only posessed one "look" which crossed with the other's one "look", so why not "leur"?

Asked 2 years ago

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J. M.B2Kwiziq community member

Passé simpleLes deux chiens se fixèrent avec méfiance.The two dogs stared at each other suspiciously.
I have been trying to understand what “fixerent” means/where it comes from (please excuse lack of accents in my question). At first I thought the translation should be the two dogs stare or are staring at each other.I then found a conjugation table and found “fixerent” (with the accent over the e) is passé simple.I have only just been moved up to “B2” level on Kwiziq but I don’t understand how the passé simple is used and so don’t follow it’s use within this lesson.Why is it not passé compose using etre?Thanks for your assistance.

Asked 1 year ago

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Adelaida L.C1Kwiziq community member

La voiture a la priorité versus tu as de la chance

I love these translations although they are very humbling.

Is there a simple explanation for why "de" is needed in "Tu as de la chance" but not in "La voiture à la droite a la priorité? Merci!

Asked 2 years ago

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