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Gloria B.A1KwizIQ community member

Why de grands hommes and not des grands hommes..?

Asked 8 years ago

Michael R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Passé composé neverAre negative statements in the past, e.g. jamais, mostly passe composé rather than imparfait. I can't décide if 'never' is an ongoing state (i never learnt to ski) or a terminated action (i never ate it) but as i write this i am thinking context dependant , but since i have already written it i will post it ; )

Asked 8 years ago

Hannah B.A2KwizIQ community member

imparfait vs passé composehow do you know when to use passé compose or imparfait?

Asked 9 years ago

nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When to use le in front of days of the week?

Bonjour!!

I had these two sentences in a work book and one of them doesn't use le in front of the day of the week, why is that?

Vas- tu au cinema dimanche?

Are you going to the movies on Sunday?

il va à la bibliothéque le samedi

He goes to the library on Saturday.

Merci

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

Amy S.B1KwizIQ community member

J'en vaux vraiment la peine !J'en vaux vraiment la peine !I'm really worth it!
Tu vaux la peine.
Why in the second example, the 'en' is not necessary? If i say 'Tu en vaux la peine', would it translate differently to 'Tu vaux la peine'?

Asked 5 years ago

Andrew K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

She gives me four every weekWhy cant "She gives me four every week" be translated as Elle ME donne quatre toutes les semaines. Why does it have to be: Elle M'EN donne quatre toutes les semaines.

Asked 9 years ago

David L.B2KwizIQ community member

Does anyone use the passé simple?

I love knowing and being able to use the more arcane aspects of grammar. I wonder, is it of any use learning this tense for dialogue, or is it solely literary in its applications?

Asked 9 years ago

Truc Thanh V.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

About the explanation of "on"Hi guys! I find the page of Kwiziq very interesting. You explain " people shouldn't speak with their mouths full" : " on ne doit pas parler la bouche pleine" . Why is there not "avec" between " parler" et "la"? It doesn't seem like correct french grammar? Are there any misspelling here?Thanks a lot.

Asked 8 years ago

stephen w.C1KwizIQ community member

I cannot see the difference between the "imperfect tense" and "avoir l'habitude" eg. [ J'avais l'habitude d'appartenir appartenir ] and [ j'appartenais ]

Asked 8 years ago

Z. T.A1KwizIQ community member

Bonjour! Nous avons deux chiens et un cheval. :)

Asked 9 years ago

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