French language Q&A Forum

Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers

14,788 questions • 32,047 answers • 983,437 learners

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le Futur vs l'Imparfait.

In the writing challenge "My post-university plans" the sentence "I've heard that Isabelle is also going to try her luck in Paris." is translated as "J'ai entendu dire qu'Isabelle allait aussi tenter sa chance à Paris."

Why is "allait" used rather than "ira" or "va"?

"allait" seems to be translation for "was going", not "will be going" or "is going", yet the most likely meaning of the sentence is that Isabelle's action will occur in the future.

It seems that the explantion has to do with the fact that the sentence describes something already heard and therefore belongs to the past but the result is not intuitive.

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer23

Prudvinath M.A0Kwiziq community member

de L'Inde ou d'Inde?

I have seen some tutorials using 'Je viens de L'Inde' while some tutorials use 'Je viens d'Inde' to say 'I am from India'.

I feel both are grammatically correct (In my limited knowledge).

Which phrase is should I use?

Asked 6 years ago

Like0Answer1

Lauren R.A0Kwiziq community member

Is date masculine or feminine?

If we express dates as masculine (le 30 novembre), why do we ask Quelle est la date with feminine articles?

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer2

ANAGHA N.A0Kwiziq community member

how can i say i live in india

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer1

Raghad B.A2Kwiziq community member

what is the difference between using votre and ton. For example why in " Les filles aiment ________ yeux." I should use tes why cant I use vos

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer1

Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ce dont vs dont

Hello, I can’t find any lessons about “ce dont” on kwiziq though I’ve seen it being used by french people many times. So I look it up on lawless french and find a comparison between “ce dont” and “dont” (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/indefinite-relative-pronouns-ce-dont-quoi/) and I still can’t tell the difference between the two. Please help. Thank you so much!

Asked 2 years ago

Like2Answer3

S. H.C1Kwiziq community member

How do I know when to use j'ai été rather than j'étais...it's all very confusing

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer3

Serian E.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between manquer and rater? If I wanted to use the examples above about a train or a concert, what would the difference be for the two verbs? Can I use both or is one wrong? If not, what is the change in meaning?

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer1

Anthea P.C1Kwiziq community member

Un peu usageBonjour Aurélie Recently I was told that any adjective that comes after 'un peu' must have a masculine ending regardless of the nous it describes e.g. Ma maison est un peu froid. Is this correct ?