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K. M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

" You use dans le with masculine regions/states/counties starting with a consonant."When is "dans" used with a country? Examples, please.

Asked 9 years ago

Erika H.C1KwizIQ community member

Shouldn't you vs you should notIf "Vous ne devriez pas être à l'école?" means Shouldn't you be at school? How do you say "You should not be in school"?

Asked 9 years ago

Misia J.B1KwizIQ community member

How do I search for a sentence structure? or set of words?I used the search facility to look for a) Il y-a and b) emotions ie. frustration However, it didn't take me to a notes page or a section on the brain map. Is there another way?

Asked 9 years ago

B. J.C1KwizIQ community member

Incorrect examplesWould be helpful to not include the incorrect forms in the examples in the lower part of the page: "C'est qui que tu as rencontré?" Otherwise, feels like it's reinforcing incorrect options.

Asked 9 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Il est sept heures et demie du matin.Why is this sentence not correct?

Asked 9 years ago

Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

bad questionElle pardonne à Paul et elle .....(forgives us) I thought about this question and as far as I know either elle pardonne à nous or elle nous pardonne would be correct. I chose elle pardonne à nous thinking it was parallel structure, but it was marked incorrect. Tell me how I should have known the correct response.

Asked 9 years ago

David A.C1KwizIQ community member

So - Je pense à lui = I am thinking of him?

Asked 9 years ago

Gayle P.C1KwizIQ community member

How about aider? Would one say Aidez-lui or Aidez-le? I've seen it both ways.

Asked 9 years ago

Matt H.A1KwizIQ community member

Uses of C'estHello, I am a bit confused about the standalone adject + c'est constructions. I thought that to use c'est it needed to proceed a noun within the sentence. Is what I'm seeing here a special case? Or do I have it completely mixed up (which wouldn't come as a great shock to me lol)?

Asked 9 years ago

William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Present or Past TenseWhy are there different tenses? Past tense in English but present tense in French.

Asked 9 years ago

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