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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

N. asked: "Why "on me permet" becomes "they allow..." rather than "we allow" or "one allows"."

"On me permet d’utiliser l’ordinateur." (They allow me to use the computer.)

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Joseph M.A1Kwiziq community member

Je viens des Etats Uni.

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"They bring their computers."The sentence, as it stands in the subject line, appears not to be unique in English. Apart from "ils amènent leurs ordinateurs." could it not also be translated as "ils amènent ses orinateurs"? The first one meaning that the computers belong collectively to the group whereas the second option connotes that each one of the group brings his own computer. Or is the second option plainly wrong in French?

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En dépit d'elle Katia commença à espérerWhy is this incorrect?

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David L.B2Kwiziq community member

Does anyone use the passé simple?

I love knowing and being able to use the more arcane aspects of grammar. I wonder, is it of any use learning this tense for dialogue, or is it solely literary in its applications?

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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de or à between verbs, please?Below are examples of French sentences from a kwizik quiz: In the first sentence, is there a rule to follow please, so I know to put de & not à between the conjugated verb refuser & verb lever? Speaking English, you would not say "refuse OF to lift", so I'd want to put an à, (if anything). No. 1: Les voleurs refusent de lever les mains. (The thieves refuse to raise their hands.) The 2nd sentence below, why put anything between matinée & écrire please? Doesn't écrire mean writing as well as 'to write'? The "à" already has a presence..!? The same point for sentence No. 3 below. The à is already contained within the infinitve form of the verb "espionner": TO spy. No. 2: J'ai passé la matinée à écrire. (I spent the morning writing.) No. 3: Elle s'amuse à espionner sa soeur. (She has fun spying on her sister.) Hoping someone will please shed some light..or rule.. about how to know which word to use: de or à, & why we need to put anything here at all ? Cheryl

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why not lutter avec

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Jenny W.C1Kwiziq community member

Subjonctif?J'avais l'impression que lorsque on utilise "penser" et "croire" en posant une question, le subjonctif doit être employé. Ai-je tort?

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ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sur parisCan we say " Je vais sur Paris demain "? as I often heard they said so with preposition "sur not à ".

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is "de" necessary in, "Les plantes produisent de l'oxygène?"

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