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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do we use partitive articles for 'faire' but definite articles for 'jouer à'?

Il fait du tennis (fait + de le)

Il joue au tennis (joue à + le)

I thought whether we use partitve articles should depends on the thing we modify instead of the verb

Asked 6 years ago

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Maria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

In the sentence " J' utilise ces tomates. Ce cont les dernières". Why can't we say "elles sont les dernières" since we talk about specific tomatoes?

Asked 7 years ago

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Frances H.A1Kwiziq community member

Title It seems that the title of this lesson is incorrect, I believe it should read: "Adjectives ending in -s or -x change in the plural forms only when feminine" : )

Asked 8 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tomorrow will be Monday

Hi, Is there a Kwiziq lesson on the construction "demain on sera lundi" or "demain nous serons lundi" as a translation of "tomorrow will be Monday"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

Gender agreementWhen you say 'its [the participle's] gender agreement will depend on whether the group contains men or women', surely you mean 'contains menor not'.

Asked 8 years ago

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D. L.B1Kwiziq community member

La difficulté.....La difficulté est les mots "l'histoire" = story or the stories" et "l'histoire = history or the history". de plus, nous ne disons pas "The maths" plural as it relates to mathematics in English. The two test questions were thus very confusing. Can you please explain... Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago

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Loretta M.C1Kwiziq community member

Une questionC'est juste si je dis: Bien sûr qu'on se déteste, mais on s'aime aussi.

Asked 8 years ago

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Tom Rune K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can "en" ever express waiting?I understand the examples given in this lecture (although I'd have like "en" to be contrasted with "pendant" as well), but can "en" ever mean "in" as in "I'll leave in one hour"? Or should I forget completely about using "en" in that sense?

Asked 7 years ago

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Another way to say - You need to have had your shower before noon."Il faut que tu aies pris ta douche avant midi." (You have to have had your shower before noon.You need to have had your shower before noon.) Would it also be correct to say the following: "Il faut que tu aies eu ta douche avant midi"?

Asked 7 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Present or Past TenseWhy are there different tenses? Past tense in English but present tense in French.

Asked 8 years ago

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