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T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Incorrect example?Does "L'eau est assez fraîche" translate to "The water is quite fresh?" Rather than quite cold?

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Regarding question 1 of the quiz above"Louis joue au basket depuis une heure" - can this also mean he has been playing since one o'clock? (This is not one of the possible answers)

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Ajit K.B1Kwiziq community member

Will "Il est dix à sept heures du matin' a valid translation for " It is ten to seven A.M."?

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M a.B1Kwiziq community member

CP VS le subjonctif? Hey! I was wondering if one could sometimes replace the conditionnel passé with the subjonctif, and vice versa. This because the CP also technically deals with "judged" (you should have done x" situations?

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Telling the time.In English we often phrases like " quarter past", "five past" , "five to" by themselves when referring to time. Consider the situation when everyone knows it is about say six o'clock and we are all waiting for the bus or the train to arrive. Someone may ask "When is the next bus?" and someone will informally answer "five past". Everyone knows what this means. Is there an equivalent in French? Or do we have to say it formally " (Il est six heures cinq)

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harriet t.A1Kwiziq community member

Le Passé Composé + depuis longtemps= not long / not for longMaybe I've not understood this bit of the lesson, but shouldn't this say '= not in a long time' instead of '= not for long'?

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Tom K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Followed by" is habitually rendered as "suivi de". Does the "de" always change to "par" in the passive construction? If so, this is worth spelling out in the lesson.

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L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Instead of sens bon I answered Je sens la rose. I thought that was right.....?I expect not!

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johnnie j.A1Kwiziq community member

When to use avec ?Why in the sentence, "On ne doit pas parler la bouche pleine." is avec not used before 'la bouche pleine" ? Is there a rule to guide us on when to use or not use avec ?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé composéIn writing challenge A2 week 64: "Marie was born in Paris and she grew up in the capital". I've read that passé composé is for events in the past with a clear beginning and end. "growing up" seems rather fuzzy, so I went with "..et elle grandissait.." Why is that wrong?

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