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John F.A1Kwiziq community member

Subjunctif tense. What is it, anyway?

I was never good at grammar so it would be helpful if the lessons had a link to the very basics. Like in this lesson, a link to tell a poor grammarian what in heck is the subjuntive ??

Asked 9 months ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Avoir v Être"Ce matin, mon train avait encore plus d'une heure de retard,"

I'm still translating these types of sentences with être ("Ce matin, mon train était encore plus d'une heure de retard,") Could you please remind me of the rule relating to the use of avoir and not être in these situations. Thank You.

Asked 11 months ago

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Bert K.C1Kwiziq community member

"qu l'on peut acheter..."

In the sentence "Au final, ce que je préfère avec la Saint-Valentin, c'est trouver les chocolats à prix réduit que l'on peut acheter en général le 15 février dans les magasins !" what is the purpose of the "l'" before on? Merci !

Asked 8 months ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait vs. passé composé

La première partie de ce paragraphe utilise l’imparfait, par exemple adorais, étais, allais, achetait, s’asseyait, étaient ce qui représente des actions qui continuent au passé. Mais soudain le temps change pour les films de Marvel. Quelle est la différence ?

Asked 6 months ago

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Cori H.C1Kwiziq community member

placement of NEXT button

Is there any way to put the NEXT button next to the rating (smiley faces) BEFORE the lessons suggested? These dictation and writing exercises are so beneficial, but there is a lot of movement from keyboard to mouse to scroll past suggested lessons, after each small phrase. This physical repetitive movement is incredibly annoying and seems unnecessary. The best would be not having to switch to the mouse at all, that would be much more efficient ! Thanks for listening to my suggestion.

Asked 8 months ago

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Janet D.C1Kwiziq community member

Le mot "pas"

J'ai appris beaucoup de cet exercise. Pourquoi il n'y a pas le mot "pas" dans la phrase .....qu'ils ne soient nés en captivité...? Merci.

Asked 11 months ago

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i. l.C1Kwiziq community member

ce n'était pas du tout ce que je m'étais imaginé

not sure why it is not imaginée since it is a lady talking. (reflexive verb, compound tense)

Asked 8 months ago

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Alex E.C1Kwiziq community member

science fiction

Bonjour à tous!

Le substantif "science fiction" s'écrit-il avec ou sans tiret? Dans mon dictionnaire Larousse, c'est écrit avec un tiret. C'est un petit détail, mais je préfère être certain. Merci!

Asked 7 months ago

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Sharon F.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of "en"

Why "en" in in "Tu peux en prendre un autre"?

Asked 6 months ago

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Paul T.A1Kwiziq community member

Jamerais le clavier francais...

Can you tell me, again, how to change to a French keyboard in Windows?

Asked 6 months ago

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