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Renate A.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is 'de' required after ne...pas?Les filles jouent au foot? Non, elles ne jouent pas au foot. Why isn't it - ....pas de foot? I can't get my head around when de is required after pas and when it is not. Is there a lesson that explains this?

Asked 8 years ago

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Andrew K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il a quelques amisWould "Il a quelques amis" be the same as "Il a peu d'amis"?

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ann h.A2Kwiziq community member

Miranda est en train de finir de faire sa valise (ou) Miranda est en train de faire sa valise?

Asked 9 years ago

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Stevie C.C1Kwiziq community member

"Sarah didn't use to trust ..." is poor English. The correct form is "Sarah used not to trust ...".

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you use Ceux sont to mean Ce Sont?

Asked 7 years ago

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Narelle E.C1Kwiziq community member

The passé composé or the plus- que- parfait depends on same subject or different subject .Après qu'il est rentré chez lui, il s'est couché. MAIS Après que son ami était parti, il s'est couché. [His friend had left when he went to bed.]

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is "de" or "d' " used before Ouagadougou?The pronunciation of the capital of Burkina Faso starts with a "w" sound, so I'm wondering if one says DE Ouagadougou or D'Ouagadougou. The word begins with a vowel (well, three actually!), but since the pronunciation is not of the 'o' sound, I'm wondering if 'de' is used. Thanks for your help!

Asked 7 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mon amie Rachel est une très bonne maquilleuseI noticed in your Week 29 A2 Halloween writing test, the above phrase was given as the correct translation of 'my friend Rachel is a very good makeup artist.' From this, can we take it that a descriptive adjective before a profession requires the whole phrase to take an article? Thanks again.

Asked 8 years ago

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Lewis S.C1Kwiziq community member

Aller present tense form with 'on' vs 'nous'.I understand 'va' to be the il/elle present tense form of aller, so why is "On va..." correct and "On allons..." incorrect?

Asked 8 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Direct vs indirect object

Bonjour,

There was a sentence I was working on

Do not call them after eight P.M! For this sentence the answer was

Ne Les appelle pas après huit du soir. Are they using Les here as the direct object because their is no preposition for it to be indirect?

Also why is the pronoun y in this sentence after the conjugated verb?

Tu devrais y prêter attention?

Thank you

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

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