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Jose R.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is "soit des vacances soit du travail" wrong as a translation of "either holiday or work"?

Asked 8 years ago

James M.C1KwizIQ community member

Agreement of past participle with "on" in compound past tense Il m'a emmené dans un bar branché du centre-ville, où on est restés jusqu'à deux heures du matin ! Why is "restes" plural when is singular even though it means "we"?

Asked 5 years ago

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 9 years ago

M. K.C1KwizIQ community member

Passé antérieur and participleI'm having no luck translating the form, 'il eut heu'. I've run across it (or variations) three times now. It looks like a verb in the passé antérieur but none of the language reference tools I've checked recognise the participle 'heu'. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Asked 9 years ago

David B.C1KwizIQ community member

Est-ce que "grande-mère" épelle avec un "e" dans le mot "grande"?

Dans le texte complet, est-ce que "grande-mère" épelle avec un "e" dans le mot "grande"?

Asked 5 years ago

Julia M.A2KwizIQ community member

Why is je me levée en retard wrong when je suis déjà en retard is righ?

Asked 7 years ago

melissa F.B1KwizIQ community member

Inserting a seemingly unneccessary definite articleIn a similar vein to my question below ( I don't know where to find the relevant grammar topic ), there are many places in french where it seems one must insert a definite article where it would be omitted in English-- here are a couple of examples: "Il y a même des alcools spéciaux en France qui sont synonymes de l'apéritif comme le Pineau, le Muscadet que l’on sert avec une liqueur de fruit. " "Vous serrez la main que l'on vous tend." Why can't you say "qu'on sert"," qu'on vous tend" ?

Asked 9 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Passé composé of partagerLes Indiens ________ un magnifique festin avec les pèlerins. Hint: "partager" in passé compose; My answer was "ont partagé; Kwizbot answer was also "ont partagé. But my answer was marked as incorrect!

Asked 9 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

Adelaida L.C1KwizIQ community member

Je me dépêche de

I was not aware that se dépêcher can often be followed by the preposition "de".

So could I say: "Je me dépêche d'y arriver à l'heure"?

Thank you for your wonderful website. Adelaida.

Asked 4 years ago

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