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SuzyC1Kwiziq community member

How to access translation exercises?I am a premium subscriber and the emails say the translation exercises are sent by email to all premium subscribers but I haven't received anything that allows me to access the exercises properly and I cannot work out how to access them.

Asked 8 years ago

JohnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question from the Writing Challenge that references "en"This lesson is referenced in the Week 1, B1 writing challenge but it does not contain information on the use of "en" in the part where the speaker says he will see places in Paris "that I've only seen in photos." The answer uses "que je n'ai vues qu'en photos." Why is en needed there? Thanks.

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MaryA2Kwiziq community member

Je viens de Perth, près d'Ottawa, au Canada.

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AliceA0Kwiziq community member

J'ai dixseptJ'ai dix-sept ans.

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AliceA0Kwiziq community member

Bonjour!Je viens de Sarajevo!

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JbA0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à HokkaidoC'est tres magnifique

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JbA0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Tokyo

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JoakimC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Today's insightA way to simplify things is to think of short phrases as if they were single words. "il y a" is an obvious example. With "j'ai" as a single word, one does not have to think about the rule were the terminating vowel of a word must be replaced with an apostrophe when the next word begins with a vowel. And with "ce qui est", one does not need to think about the rules about when to use "ce que" vs "ce qui".

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Christian A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Toronto dans Canada.Is dans correct and does it matter if city or country goes first?

Asked 8 years ago

JohnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is a long, tough lesson!!I’m having a lot of trouble with this lesson. Can you provide parallel examples of ways to say the same thing with “le jour précédant /précédent / le lendemain” and explain exactly what you mean by the rule that some phases can only be used “on their own.” Also, it is unclear whether the plus que parfait is required or whether the passé composé can be used following a phrase. La veille, nous avions découvert la verité. (example) Are these correct? Nous avons découvert la verité le jour précédent. Le jour d’avant, nous avons découvert la verité. Nous aurions dû découvrir la verité la veille de son mort. Nous aurions pu découvrir la verité le jour précédent, mais nous avons raté les indices. Il a découvert la verité la veille de son mort. I know that's a lot. Thanks for any guidance.

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