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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Futur vs ConditionnelOne quiz reads:"Tu _____ m'aider après manger ?" (Will you be able to help me after eating?) and we're supposed to enter Le Futur of "pouvoir". But why Futur? As there appears to be some doubt as to whether the person addressed can help, why aren't we using Le Conditionnel ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Drew B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

se faire goûter?

What's a good definition for "se faire goûter"?

Asked 6 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

In English: We use subject pronouns, really? Didn't know that.

My daughter and they play together.

I thought it was, " them, " not, " they, " in English. I'm confused. I'd use Hugo and them, never Hugo and they. Huh?

Asked 8 years ago

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L. I.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Can you say rendre visite chez someoneOr does it have to be à not chez...

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ça or il"Oh! J'ai regardé ça aussi hier." How can we know it is not "Oh! Je le ai regardé aussi hier." (with contractions)? Last time I asked this you pointed me to the c'est vs il est lesson but "ce" is not "ça" so I don't see how that helps.

Asked 9 years ago

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Patrick K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of Indicaitive vs subjunctive with "apres que"

It seems that while it's technically correct to use indicative with "apres que", most people in France use the subjunctive in daily practice, and actually find it weird if you use the indicative. The practice is so common that it is becoming a defacto standard (e.g see https://www.francaisavecpierre.com/apres-que-subjonctif-ou-indicatif/). As I know Lawless is a strict grammarian, I will use the indicative and correct French speakers when they use the subjunctive (I also guess that I will soon be thrown out of France by a horde of angry French people :-) )

Asked 2 years ago

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Robert C.A2KwizIQ community member

Do adjectives always come in front of the noun they describe? Peut on dire "La France est un pays merveilleux?"

Asked 8 years ago

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Megan S.B2KwizIQ community member

Aussi vs. non plus

In the sentence " I also don't like some soccer fans " I used "je n'aime pas aussi" but the correction said it is "je n’aime pas non plus"

What is the reasoning here? When I read the grammar lesson behind it, it says "non plus" is more like "not...either" which is definitely not the same meaning as also in English.

Asked 3 years ago

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