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jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member

how do I move from A2 tests to B1 tests

Asked 9 years ago

Siner B.A2Kwiziq community member

I mean for pluriels .; they ,we ,you

Asked 8 years ago

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

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It should be: (1) 'Je lui dis que ...' or Je le dis que ...'? (2) 'Je lui dis une nouvelle' or 'Je le dis une nouvelle'?

Asked 6 years ago

Farid M.C1Kwiziq community member

Are these are examples of ne explétif Hello, I have started reading L'etranger by Albert Camus recently. I see the following two sentences with the use of ne and no other negative words (like "pas" or "rien", etc). Are they examples of Ne Explétif", or is there another explanation? 1. "Puis il m’a serré la main qu’il a gardée si long- temps que je ne savais trop comment la retirer." 2. "Vous ne pouviez subvenir à ses besoins." Merci beaucoup en avance!

Asked 9 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

''Eva se fait laver les cheveux.'' means Eva is having her hair done?Am I correct in thinking that Eva se fait laver les cheveux means she is having her hair washed as well as she has her hair done? I am slightly thrown because has her hair done looks like a past perfect construction but se fait laver like a present.

Asked 9 years ago

Laoise M.A2Kwiziq community member

In the phrase: "Avant que je ne parte", why the inclusion of the "ne"?

Asked 6 years ago

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To go camping. In the writing challenge: "Camping in the woods":
The phrase "It was the first time she'd gone camping on her own,"is translated as any of:
1. "C'était la première fois qu'elle allait camper seule, "
2. "C'était la première fois qu'elle allait camper toute seule,"3. "C'était la première fois qu'elle allait faire du camping seule, "4. "C'était la première fois qu'elle allait faire du camping toute seule"Questions:
1. According to Kwiziq's "Vocabulaire - Le camping", "faire du camping" means "go camping" so using it with "aller" seems superfluous if not actually incorrect. Shouldn't translations 3 and 4 be more like "...faisait du camping..."?2. To translate "she'd gone camping" (i.e. "she had gone camping") differently from "she went camping" shouldn't the translation use the Plus-que-parfait - not the Imparfait? Why do all of the translations use the Imparfait?3. Why is "toute" used in translations 2 and 4? As I understand it "toute" is used for emphasis here but if the English phrase had wanted emphasis it could have used something like "all on her own" or "on her very own".

Asked 7 years ago

Peter C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it "Quand je SUIS sorti hier soir, il faisait très froid." The lesson says that we use AVOIR when the verb isn't followed by a preposition...

Asked 7 years ago

W. M.A2Kwiziq community member

"Jules et Pierre se sont bien amusés le weekend dernier."

What is the purpose of the 'bien' in this sentence?

Wouldn't the meaning be exactly the same if it was omitted?

Asked 7 years ago

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