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Dingdong K.A1KwizIQ community member

'Nous ne savions pas lire avant' why we use indicatif imparfait of 'savoir' in here ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Mary Anne B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Number of distinct conjugationsDoes anybody know how many distinct conjugations patterns there are in French? Three groups, as we know is a big understatement. Accounting for spelling changes and all irregularities, how many patterns must we learn to master French? Merci.

Asked 8 years ago

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AurélieKwizIQ Head of French, Native French Teacher

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

Asked 9 years ago

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Vi V.C1KwizIQ community member

"Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues"Mais je crois que cette exemple n'est pas correcte: "Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues". Il vaut mieux "Tu joues à la trompette ---> Tu y joues", n'est-ce pas ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Susan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

It's always "que," and not "qui" when referring to a person or persons?

Asked 9 years ago

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Steven L.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is it “il me sourit” as opposed to “il sourit à moi” ?? Or are they both correct?? Thank you

Asked 8 years ago

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Dina K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Difference b/n "s'attendre a ce que" and "attendre que"

Hi All,

I dont quite understand the necessity of complicating life by using "a ce que" when we can simply use "que" with no losses in meaning. Is there really a difference?

Merci

Asked 5 years ago

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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

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Paul F.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Feminine of sûr

As it is the girl who says that she is sure, shouldn't it be "Je suis sûre que ... " instead of "Je suis sûr que ... ?

Also, is "Ce n'est pas grave" (with silent "ne") an accepted alternative for "C'est pas grave" in writing dictation? (I often can't hear all the little words in spoken French but still try to include them in my written responses)

Asked 5 years ago

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Almut H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why apostrophise?I am aware of the general confusion between "des" the indefinite plural article and "des"="de"+"les" the combination of the "de" with the definite plural article. However, normally neither of them gets apostrophised. Whence the exception here?

Asked 10 years ago

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