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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Are we going out?
Asked 8 years ago
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Okezie O.A1Kwiziq community member
Vous avez passé votre examen

"Vous avez passé votre examen" according to google translate (and my intiution) means Vous avez passé votre examen.

But here it says: "You took your exam".

Asked 7 years ago
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Sandra A.A2Kwiziq community member
In the video, the phrase "je donne une pomme à Paul" was given, but what would be the correct way of replacing that sentence with the pronouns?
Asked 7 years ago
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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member
Is it possible to manually remove and add subjects to your study plan?
Asked 9 years ago
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David A.C1Kwiziq community member
Could be clearer?The lesson doesn't highlight the point that you can swap clauses around - so e.g. start with conditional, then go to imperfect or v.v.  Whichever way though, what changes is the position of 'si' and hence if you are using the imperfect as first or second verb.
Asked 7 years ago
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
The concept is elusive: in the future, you will have done something in the past?Maybe you could describe a situation to which this would apply? I recall the play, "La guerre de Troies n'aura pas lieu," but that was a triumph of imagination. When would you work this into everyday conversation?
Asked 9 years ago
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L. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
English translations needing clarification (perhaps)

Bonjour,

I was noticing in the lesson that the contruction in the French is dealing with the past, but many of the English translations are in the present (ex: I was congratulated for coming.). Should the translations also reflect the past? (ex: I was congratulated for having come.)  I guess the difference is that it's hard to know what to do with on reverse translation on a quiz.  If you see "He was promoted for going to the seminar" it's hard to know whether to write "pour aller au seminaire" or whether to write "pour etre alle au seminaire."  Maybe the "was promoted" has to be the key?  

Asked 7 years ago
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emre can c.A2Kwiziq community member
Dans vs d'ici

What is the difference between "Vous recevrez une réponse d'ici une semaine." and "Vous recevrez une réponse dans une semaine."? Can they be used interchangebly?

Asked 5 years ago
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Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Telling the time specificallyI was marked wrong for including "Il est dix-neuf heures et demie." as a way of specifically saying "It is 7:30PM. "  Please explain?
Asked 7 years ago
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Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member
Elle avait fait ses devoirs avant qu’il n’arrive.

I understand that avant que requires the subjunctive. Given that the first part of the sentence is in the pluperfect, why is the present subjunctive used rather than past subjunctive? His arrival is in the past, just not as far in the past as the homework. 

Asked 6 years ago
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