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Patricia L.C1Kwiziq community member

I think that "I Ate" is past tense of the verb to eat.

Hi, can you explain why "I ate all the cakes" is not a correct translation of

"Elle a mangé tout le gâteau!"Merci

Asked 5 years ago

Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'donc je dois beaucoup pratiquer' (week 57 writing challenge, level A1)Why is beaucoup placed before pratiquer? In the sentence 'Elle voyageait beaucoup.' this lesson (and in other examples), beaucoup is placed after the verb. Thank you for your help! Terri

Asked 8 years ago

Jeff H.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé composé + avant que : Why subjonctif? It seems very factual (vs doubt)As I see more examples with the subjunctive, I’ve been trying to get the feel for the sense of the usage rather than relying on memorizing the patterns. One example though eludes me as to where the sense of doubt is coming from. In particular, the use of passé composé seems to remove the uncertainty. This statement seems rather factual vs the other examples in the exercise.
Tu es arrivé avant que je n'aie fini mes devoirs.You arrived before I finished my homework
Is there a way of interpreting this to get the sense of the subjunctive mood?

Asked 4 years ago

Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it that we do not apply Liaison with numbers in general or is it only in case of dates.

Asked 9 years ago

Paris K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

j'ai dû, je dois

Bonjour les gars et les experts

Au sujet de la frase, 'j'ai dû le lire trop vite!'

Serait-ce possible de dire aussi 'je dois l'avoir lu trop vite!'?

Asked 6 years ago

Mary S.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it rire à or rire de

Can you tell me whether rire takes à or de interchangeably? Today I had "Il rit à ses propres blagues". Yesterday "Il rit de ses canulars téléphoniques". I cannot see why there is a difference. Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using the subjunctive in the imperative

When would the subjunctive be used in the imperative form?

Vive La France! is the expression that comes to mind.

Asked 7 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjective, pronoun or both?May I check? In this lesson, in different examples I believe aucun/e ... ne is used both as a negative adjective and as a variable negative pronoun? Is this correct?

Asked 10 years ago

Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

Getting 100% at level B2I seem to be stuck at 99.90% at level B2. my last 10 tests have all been tens. Obviously I will make a mistake eventually and I do not want to start C1 tests untill I get 100% at B2. I already have 100% at A0, A1, A2, B1. So, how many more tests must I take to reach 100% at level B2

Asked 9 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de vs du un paysPourquoi on vient de France mais du Canada? Pourquoi pas de la France?

Asked 9 years ago

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