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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"I would buy a house in the contryside"The sentence "I would buy a house in the countryside" is in one of the writing tests. The translation given by kwizbot is: J'achèterai une maison à la campagne which, I believe is incorrect. It ought to be "achèterais", i.e., the conditionel.

Asked 7 years ago

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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a test for this lesson?

Asked 9 years ago

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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

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M. S.C1Kwiziq community member

Singular or plural?I thought that 'family' implied plural for the answer - where did I go wrong please? Extract below:Pour Thanksgiving, ma famille ________ un délicieux repas.For Thanksgiving, my family used to share a delicious meal.HINT: Conjugate 'partager' (to share) in l'Imparfaitpartageaitpartageaient

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aller à pied...............is always followed by the destination you're getting to:In the lesson it states that "Aller à pied (literally going by foot) is used when walking is contrasted with another means of transport - walking instead of driving for example - and is always followed by the destination you're getting to:" But an example given is: Je voulais prendre le bus, mais finalement j'y suis allé à pied. In what sense is "allé à pied" followed by the destination in this example?

Asked 8 years ago

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Louise H.C1Kwiziq community member

I wrote serons because "on" referred to

Asked 8 years ago

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Joseph K.C1Kwiziq community member

'En' other uses

When 'in' is used in other contexts, apart from physical locations, would 'en' be used?

E.g. En réalité - In reality

Je suis fort en langues vivantes - I am strong in Foreign Languages

En industrie du bâtiment - In the building industry

Ces médicaments sont en sirop - This medication is in (the form of) syrup

Paul est rentré en colère - Paul returned home in Anger

By the way, please correct if wrong, thank you

Asked 8 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il est/c'est

In the writing challenge "The benefits of music" these sentences appear:

"Que ce soit le jazz, le rock ou la variété, il est indéniable que la musique fait partie intégrante de nos vies. Mais que nous apporte-t-elle qui nous soit si indispensable ? C'est bien connu : la musique adoucit les mœurs."

Why is "il est" applicable in the first bold phrase but "c'est" in the second? It appears to me that both are making general statements (about la musique) and both follow est by an adjectival phrase - not a noun, so I would think that case 2a applies in the A1 lessonn "C'est vs il/elle est: Saying it is".

Perhaps that rule is inappropriate here since "la musique" is not a "pre-mentioned thing" but what are the rules being followed here?

Asked 7 years ago

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Judy C.B2Kwiziq community member

Why à la tomate and similaire

Asked 9 years ago

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Aleida B.C1Kwiziq community member

Don't these two sentences mean the same thing?"Nous avons DAVANTAGE d'enfants que lui" and "Nous avons PLUS D'enfants que lui" I put 'davantage' and it was marked wrong.

Asked 8 years ago

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