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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

No article after futur simpleWhat's the rule with articles after the future simple? (Why is it 'il sera docteur' and not 'il sera un docteur')

Asked 8 years ago

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Jared W.A0Kwiziq community member

excite for masculine

Hello, we are talking about her and her son, my question is why is the answer 'il etait très exciteé' and not 'il etait très excité'? is the additional e not for a female?

Asked 5 years ago

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Patty B.A1Kwiziq community member

Je viens de Portland.

Asked 9 years ago

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Jacqui T.C1Kwiziq community member

why is you had gone to bed vous étiez couchés when it is reflexive?because it is reflexive should it not be vous étiez vous couchés?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

present/pastFrom a writing challenge: "I've always done it like that. If I changed now you wouldn't find them anymore" -> "J'ai toujours fait comme ça. Si je CHANGEAIS maintenant, tu ne les trouverais plus". Why should we use l'imparfait (changeais) when talking about something one might do now/maintenant, why not le présent ? (Yes, I know it mirrors the English "changed", but English is not my native language either)

Asked 8 years ago

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Thomas M.B2Kwiziq community member

Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.This is a test question. Why is this not "Il est Marc Dupre!"? It seems to be a very specific prementioned thing. It is not case 1. Is it really case 2a?

Asked 8 years ago

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Cadena B.A0Kwiziq community member

tires on your car - not tyres

Asked 8 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

It's about le Futur and le Futur antérieur.The English sentence is: "Marie will meet up with us when we leave the restaurant." In the answer you use le Futur antérieur: "...quand nous aurons quitté..." In English, this would, to me, rather be "...after having left...". Since here it is "...when leaving..." a more simulaneous connection is implied. Would it, hence, be ok to translate it as: 'Marie nous rejoindra quand nos quitterons le restaurant." Thanks, -- Chris.

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

attendre vs. sáttendre à

In one of the 10 question quizzes:

How would you say "Alain expected this situation to resolve itself." ?

J'ai repondu "Alain attendait que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."

Mais la réponse correcte était: "Alain s'attendait à ce que cette situation se résolve d'elle-même."

Pourquoi? Où est la sense de souci ? L'anglais etait "expected this situation to resolve itself" qui indique une manque de souci.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Verb root originWhat is the origin of the roots for several conjugations, such as -ons for the imperfect.

Asked 7 years ago

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