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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Specific question

The lesson says that when talking about specifics, you use être, but the kwiz said this should be aller:

Martine était malade, mais elle ________ mieux à présent.

She is feeling better at present sounds like it is specific, so why is 'est' not right here?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ramsay R.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "en" rather than "y"In "she gives me four every week," shouldn't it be "elle m'y donne" rather than "elle m'en donne"? Isn't "en" only used where the article is "de"? As far as I know, it's "donner à," not "donner de."

Asked 8 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je n’ai jamais aimé le goût de la viandeHello. In your week 26 A2 writing test the above line is given as a correct translation of 'I've never liked the taste of meat.' As this lesson shows I believe there may be an error here. In this context the verb describes an ongoing state of affairs, without a set start and without a set finish, (if indeed this state does end.) Unless I'm mistaken I believe this would be better expressed in the imparfait. I'd love some clarification here if possible. Thanks!

Asked 9 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Quatre-vingt or quatre-vingtS

According to Cecile's response and Lawless French there should be an 'S' with quatre-vingts. If so, this lesson may need a tweak!

Asked 6 years ago

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Jacqui T.C1Kwiziq community member

why is the passé composé used here: "depuis que je t'ai rencontré"?

Asked 7 years ago

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ann h.A2Kwiziq community member

"Meme s'il n'est pas fatigué, il devrait aller se coucher" Is it less correct to to omit the "aller" and just say "il devrait se coucher" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Sarah T.C1Kwiziq community member

adjectives before a noun or after noun

Asked 10 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you use eut/fut instead of avait, is that wrong?I know it's only gonna be right for literary writing and storytelling, but still. You can do that instead of the pluperfect in writing, right?

Asked 7 years ago

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Chan N.B2Kwiziq community member

So how would you say "tell me about them" when "them" refers to people?

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dernière foisI got this wrong: "C'était la dernière fois que tu m'as dit que tu m'aimais." means: Mauvais: It was last time that you told me you loved me. Correcte: It was the last time you told me you loved me Was it the last of several times and in that last time 'tu m'a dit que tu m'aimais.' Or... Was it the last time (of several times 'tu m'a dit que tu m'aimais') ? The former implies something like 'in our last meeting you told me you loved me.' The latter implies the final time you told me you love me (and you have not since) Me me suis perplexe.

Asked 8 years ago

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