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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
‘Je n’en attendais pas moins de vous’

Please explain why ‘en’ is used here. Thanks

Asked 7 years ago
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Jared W.A0Kwiziq community member
excite for masculine

Hello, we are talking about her and her son, my question is why is the answer 'il etait très exciteé' and not 'il etait très excité'? is the additional e not for a female?

Asked 6 years ago
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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Imparfait v Passé Composé

This week's Weekend Workout (31-08-2018) has a question and answer as detailed below.

The translation for 'we arrived' is given in the imparfait but surely it should be in the Passé composé as they arrived only 'once' and not as the imparfait implies 'used to arrive' meaning they arrived on a regular basis i.e. more than just on the one occasion.

Could you please explain.

When we arrived in the changing rooms,

Quand nous arrivions dans les vestiaires,

Asked 7 years ago
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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member
Not sure that you would ever say the police is coming!
Asked 8 years ago
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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member
"Les vaches, dont les fermiers observent les bébés, se reposent dans le pré." Who is in the meadow?The cows, {including} or{ whose} the farmers watch the babies, rest in the meadow. Question "Who is in the meadow?" it could be 1. The cows. or 2. The babies. This is a questionable question.
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Jaap S.B2Kwiziq community member
plural or singular verb

I believe there is an error in the sentence: "mais la majorite des parents inscrivent leurs enfants.

La majority is singular, hence the verb should be "inscrit"

Right?

Asked 5 years ago
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S. G.B1Kwiziq community member
Quizzes for specific topicsIs there a way that you can be tested on specific lessons. For example, if you learn a couple of topics, can you have the quizzes reflect the topics learned ?
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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Plus de = no more?

"Plus de royauté, etc." Why does that mean "no more," w/out any grammatical indicator of negation, like "ne plus?"

Asked 6 years ago
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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member
Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.Why should the "ne" be included - is it another negative form?
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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Reflexive verbs in passé composé agreementI know that all reflexive verbs are conjugated with être in the passé composé, and that the past participle agrees with the subject in number and gender. I learned that when there is another object present (a body part in all or most cases) there is no agreement. In an A2 test, I answered "Elles se sont brossé les cheveux." and was marked wrong, with "Elles se sont brossées les cheveux." as the correct answer. I asked this question on the quiz question site and was redirected to this Q and A board. Thanks for your help/clarification. -- Bonnie Christianson
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