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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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Jacob A.C1Kwiziq community member
How many negatives can you fit (grammaticaly) into a French sentence?
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observablebear L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why does "tu me manques beaucoup" mean "I miss you very much" ?

Why does "tu me manques beaucoup" mean "I miss you very much" ?   Why does it not mean "You miss me very much" ?

Asked 4 years ago
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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Tandis que or pendant que

In the C1 writing challenge "A Ghost Story" the partial sentence "While I was pulling weeds" in the context "While I was pulling weeds ... I heard..." was translated "Tandis que j'arrachais les mauvaises herbes". "Alors que" was also suggested but my answer "Pendant que" was not. Why is that?

Larousse (https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/anglais-francais/while/624050) translates "while" as "pendant que" when it refers to a simultaneity of time (e.g. pendant que vous serez à Londres il faut visiter le British Museum), whereas "tandis que" and "alors que" it says are applicable to the case where "while" is used in the sense of "whereas" (e.g. elle est de gauche tandis qu'il est conservateur).

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Ron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Tu viendras me voir aprés avoir mangé ton dessert.This is the quiz question it was applicable to: Tu viendras me voir ________ ton dessert. (You'll come and see me when you've eaten your dessert.) ->quand tu auras mangé
Aside from the fact that the response does not follow the sense of the lesson, does this not express the same thought: Tu viendras me voir après avoir mangé ton dessert.?
Asked 8 years ago
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garen k.A2Kwiziq community member
when to use "quel(s), quelle(s) ?
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Choosing a tenseI am wondering about the once upon a time a king lived in a castle. Can this be more than one tense. If it is a story concerning a king who lived in the castle, then it is imperfect. What if it is about kings in general once upon a time a king lived in a castle, now he lives in a council house. Does the tense still have to be imperfect, or could it be that that situation is completely changed and it could be past historic. A bit confused.
Asked 9 years ago
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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Writing Challenge Week 57, level A1. I'm learning to play the piano.The sentence is 'I am learning to play the piano.' The correct answer is "J'apprends à jouer du piano." Does the à go with the apprendre or with jouer? What is the link to the appropriate lesson? Thank you - I'm stumped! Terri
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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Adverbs to start a sentence

Can you start à sentence in French with an adverb?

Anxieusement, j'ai demandé: “Je ne comprends pas, qu'est-ce que vous avez fait? Est-ce légal ?

Sérieusement, il y a dix-huit temps de verbe différents en français !



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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
ConfusedIn another exercise, we were supposed to translate 'I got bored' to 'Je me suis ennuyé'. Isn't that also a state of being that should use l'imparfait?
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