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dave d.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hi, why, in the above examples, is it "chaque année" but not "chaque journée"? Many thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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Prashanth G.A2KwizIQ community member

Examples 8 & 10 - why is "mieux" being used and not "meilleur"?Doesn't the use of the verb "etre" indicate a state of being rather than an action, and hence shouldnt meilleur be used instead of mieux?

Asked 9 years ago

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Nan M.B2KwizIQ community member

Bonjour à tous! Why is it "Vous êtes DES parents"?

Asked 10 years ago

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Chris M.C1KwizIQ community member

Que faisiez-vous, avant que je n’arrive?This is from a Le Petit Nicholas story. Is the second phrase identical to "avant que je ne sois arrivé?" The meaning is clearly "before I arrived". Thanks!

Asked 9 years ago

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L H.A0KwizIQ community member

can pendant be used for duration in the past using imparfait eg J'etudiais le francais pendant 2 ans

Asked 7 years ago

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Kimia K.C1KwizIQ community member

For "our parents" (ie. it is my brother and my parents), why do we say "nos parents" instead of "notre parents" since it is the same parents?

Asked 7 years ago

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Melody S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

imparfait vs. en train de I echo Meghna's last question: The correct answer is ´J'ai frappé à la porte, mais tu étais en train de dormir.´. Could I say this as j'ai frappé ..... mais tu dormais?

Asked 9 years ago

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richa j.C1KwizIQ community member

Usage of dernière (please excuse position of accent)In the recent A2 writing challenge - A lousy date, second sentence is "Take my last adventure". Last here means previous. so as per rule it should come after the noun, "Prenez mon aventure dernière". But the correct answer given in the WC is "Correct answer: Prenez ma dernière aventure : ". Why is derniere used before the noun?

Asked 8 years ago

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Ashley D.A0KwizIQ community member

Bonjour! J'habite en Virgine, aux États Unis.

Asked 9 years ago

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William S.C1KwizIQ community member

Translating " J'ai l'habitude de me coucher tard"I think in English present tense that "I usually got to bed late" works best with above

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