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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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Tony H.B2Kwiziq community member

Hello, Thanks for the clarification Ron, but I am still a bit confused. In the lesson, it says that with vivre ot être we are to use dans or nothing. Does that mean we cannot use en with the verb être. I am confused because there is an example that says "Je suis en class." That example uses être, but also uses en.

Asked 8 years ago

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Dino B.B1Kwiziq community member

D'immenses vagues venaient vers moi. - why not "Les immenses vagues"?Why is an indefinite article used here, and definite in the verse "Comme la vague irrésolu"?

Asked 9 years ago

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Hardly" eg can you swim? answer "hardly" English can respond to a question by saying hardly can it be used in the same way in french. thank you

Asked 9 years ago

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Jose R.C1Kwiziq community member

When can we use "dès que", if ever?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Informal versionsIf the questions in this lesson sound formal and old-fashioned, what are the less formal modern equivalents? Perhaps you could add them to the lesson?

Asked 10 years ago

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Gordon M.C1Kwiziq community member

Leve-toi

Why Lève-toi and not lèves-toi. All others follow the norm i.e. Levez-toi or Levons-toi. es is the correct ending for tu.

Asked 3 years ago

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lucieeee z.A1Kwiziq community member

In negative sentences we only use de?I mean, if I want to express I don't have any pommes, is it "Je n'ai pas de pommes",or "des pommes"? That is to say, when there is a negative sentence, the only partitive article I need to use is de, is that right?

Asked 9 years ago

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ramachandrika b.A1Kwiziq community member

I couldn't see quizzes for any lesson.what may be the reason?

Asked 8 years ago

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Patrick R.A0Kwiziq community member

Is it valid to say: Tu es monstre! Il y a sans espoir!

Asked 8 years ago

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