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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?

Asked 9 years ago

Jane E.C1Kwiziq community member

A suggestionI wish there were tests comprised of questions from all the levels -- I find that knowing which material was covered in each section is helping me unconsciously "game" the test. It would be a great way to review all the material (or perhaps just A0-B2).

Asked 8 years ago

Amany O.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai une chienne

Asked 9 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle est à la maison/ Elle est dans la maison / Elle est en maison?Which one is correct? What is their difference?

Asked 7 years ago

PewDiePie g.A0Kwiziq community member

what does pas means??

if jamais means never, then what does pas means??

Asked 5 years ago

loreen h.A1Kwiziq community member

Hello, why we added (s) to souviens-toi while the lessontold us to ommit it

Asked 8 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjunctive when?"Il (verbe1) que (pronom) (verbe2)" Is verbe2 to be in the subjunctive mood for every verbe1 or only for some particular verbs?

Asked 9 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

K. asked : Why isn't the adverb "heureusement" used instead of "heureux"?

Asked 9 years ago

N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

rendez-vous vs. reunion

Quelle est la difference entre: "un rendez-vous" et "une reunion" ?

Je pense qu'"un rendez-vous" = "an appointment" and "une reunion" = "meeting".

Est-ce que c'est juste ?

Asked 3 years ago

Leslie S.B2Kwiziq community member

I have just eaten my breakfast = I just ate my breakfast?

In terms of translating into French, it seems that the two phrases above are equivalent in meaning. All the examples use a construction in English that is correct but not necessarily how people would say it. It would be quite normal and grammatically correct to say the simpler phrase, "I just ate my breakfast." Would someone ever use the passe compose in the "venir de + infinitive", and if so, what does it mean in English? I expect that the venir in the pluperfect + infinitive would mean "I HAD just [done something]."

Asked 5 years ago

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