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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Must haveWhat if you wannt to say. Someone must have done something, how would you say that? For example. Where is she? She must have gone to the shops. Like Kevin also like this lesson. Merci bien

Asked 9 years ago

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Is the sentence “l’année où tu as vécu en France t’a beaucoup plu” correct. My question relates to the use of t’a before beaucoup, and in particular

Asked 8 years ago

Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Comment vont-ils aller en Allemagne ? (How are they going to Germany?)I just learned "Comment vont-ils aller en Allemagne ?" Why is aller necessary here? Why can't it just be "Comment vont-ils en Allemagne ?" Thanks

Asked 9 years ago

Renate A.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is 'de' required after ne...pas?Les filles jouent au foot? Non, elles ne jouent pas au foot. Why isn't it - ....pas de foot? I can't get my head around when de is required after pas and when it is not. Is there a lesson that explains this?

Asked 8 years ago

Héctor V.B1Kwiziq community member

Why I cant say "C'est absurde" instead of C'est n'importe quoi"?

Asked 8 years ago

Nancy K.C1Kwiziq community member

Why the imparfait and not the passé composé?

Asked 8 years ago

Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why 'salle de bains', shouldn't it be 'salle à bains'According to this lesson, for translation of bathroom/washroom, a room for baths. So it should be 'salle à bains', but why do we use 'salle de bains'

Asked 9 years ago

Gabhan B.C1Kwiziq community member

avoir + montéThe lesson says that "J'ai monté mon cheval" means "I mounted my horse" and that avoir + monté means "to mount something". In the test it asks what the meaning is of "'Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa soeur.'' I selected "Lucas got on his sister's new wardrobe" as one of the possible meanings (to me, "got on" means generally the same thing as "mounted", though "getting on" a wardrobe seems like an odd thing to say). Anyway, that answer was marked as incorrect. I don't understand why. Could you help?

Asked 8 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Nick asked: "Why is "Non, il n'a pas vu Paul ou Sam" incorrect?"Isn't there a subtle difference between "No, he hasn't seen Paul or Sam" vs "No, he has seen neither Paul nor Sam"?

Asked 9 years ago

Steve L.C1Kwiziq community member

Correct tense for "were welcomed" "The students were welcomed by the headteacher this morning." Why is this translated by the passé composé rather than the imperfect tense?

Asked 8 years ago

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