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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So basically French doesn't have " could have, " it has, " have been capable of. "With " pu " being the one translated to " been capable of. " I think this should be in the lesson, to make this easier to understand.

Asked 7 years ago

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Maria S.A1Kwiziq community member

how will i know if it is a mute e

Asked 9 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

American statesDo American states and regions for other countries, follow the same gender rules as countries themselves do?

Asked 9 years ago

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Christy N.A1Kwiziq community member

Ma mère et moi avons fait du shopping aux États-Unis aujourd'hui.

Asked 9 years ago

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Amanda J.A2Kwiziq community member

The verb punir

I took a quiz that asked this question:

Les garçons ? Oui, elle les a ________ . The boys? Yes, she punished them.HINT: punir = to punish

I understand the lesson, the verb punir is to be conjugated to agree in number and gender with the direct object it's replacing. But the passe composé conjugation for punir is "puni," according to your conjugation page. (ex: je "puni" tu "puni" .... nous "puni" ... ils "puni.") So how is the correct answer "punis" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Claire M.A1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of "ai"

I'm really confused, so I thought in prnounciation "ai" = "ay" as in "way."

But it's being pronounced with J'ai with "i" as in "ice." What's going on?

Asked 4 years ago

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Steve R.B1Kwiziq community member

why not ere with courir instead of avoir?

Alors, pourquoi utilise-on "avoir" au lieu de "être" avec courir, qui est un verb de mouvement?

Asked 4 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hopping between l'imparfait and passé composéFrom writing challenge b2 week 62, this extract describes events in the past: La "navette" qui DEVAIT nous amener à l'hôtel ÉTAIT en fait un vieux bus de campagne cabossé dans lequel on A PU apprécier toutes les aspérités de la route." Why doesn't it stick to l'imparfait for all 3 verbs?

Asked 8 years ago

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J. T.C1Kwiziq community member

Le futur proche vs le présent Ron gave some good guidance on j’arrive, but is there general guidance on when to use le présent and when to use le futur proche? For example, it seems to me that « Je vais partir d’ici deux heures » would be just fine, but based on the lesson maybe that’s not the case?

Asked 7 years ago

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April J.A1Kwiziq community member

je viens d'ottawa

Asked 10 years ago

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