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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Futur antérieurOut of interest is pour still correct usage with the futur antérieur, or may only pendant be used? D’ici là j’aurai parlé pour 45 minutes. (???) By then I will have spoken for 45 minutes. D’ici là j’aurai parlé pendant 45 minutes. By then I will have spoken for 45 minutes.

Asked 8 years ago

Emily B.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you know whether to use à or de in front of the place name?

Asked 8 years ago

Stephen L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Re: "Laura adore ces bonbons. Tu les as goûtés?""Respectfully submit that the English translation is wrong here...shouldn't it say "Have you tasted them?" (present perfect)...not "Did you taste them?"?

Asked 8 years ago

Paula B.C1Kwiziq community member

the word 'certes'I have come across the word certes : "elle habille certes la mariée" My dictionary translates it as 'admittedly', which doesn't make much sense Can you tell me how it is used ?

Asked 8 years ago

Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this rule exclusive for partitive articles? Is it correct to say "Je ne Viens pas de natation" as a negative form of "Je viend de la natation"

Asked 8 years ago

Richard H.C1Kwiziq community member

Depuis, depuis…

Would be good to have further explanation of when you use the present (which we all know is 'normal' with depuis) and when you use the the passé composé. I realise it's quite complicated, but using three examples with two different tenses, without acknowledgement, is rather confusing. (Ah, just read the existing comments. See I'm not the first to feel this!)

Asked 5 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It's like contredire in the present tense.Couldn't help but notice, but lire is a lot like contredire, interdire, predire in the present conjugation. " contredis contredit contredisons contredisez contredisent. " " lis lit lisons lisez lisent. " Maybe this page should mention that as a fun fact, I know it makes remembering how to conjugate different categories of irregular verbs easier when I know that they're conjugated the same way as each other.

Asked 7 years ago

Sarah L.B1Kwiziq community member

Professeur vs professeure

I am finding this one tricky, because in Québec (where I am living and learning French), professeure is standard (and indeed, is my job title). Is there any way to account for or acknowledge regional differences in spelling and usage within Kwiziq?

Asked 2 years ago

Leslee B.A2Kwiziq community member

I don’t understand why auqelle is used in this phrase. Ce problème, auquel je ne comprends rien, m'énerve!

Asked 7 years ago

Melanie M.C1Kwiziq community member

How to determine which case "on" is?How does one determine when on is used in a general context or as a collective NOUS? Is this as arbitrary and debatable as it seems or it is not adequately explained? Otherwise I wouldn't be getting this question wrong. If on in a general context is not translated as "one" or "they", as I've seen elsewhere, doesn't "we" always include the speaker?

Asked 9 years ago

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