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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question about some translations in this lessonI am confused as to when to use the present tense vs. the passe compose. For example: Rien n'est arrivé. Nothing has arrived.Nothing has happened. It is to do with the use of "has". For Rien n'est arrivé. Nothing has arrived.Nothing has happened. Why not Nothing arrived.Nothing happened. Or, why not say Rien n' arrive

Asked 8 years ago

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Se tromper

For the sentence “Yes, you’re not wrong” I wrote “Oui, tu ne te trompes pas” thinking that I could use “se tromper” as an alternative to “avoir tort”, but it appears not. Can you explain ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Dareen M.A2Kwiziq community member

Can i use this expression in formal speaking?

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé composé neverAre negative statements in the past, e.g. jamais, mostly passe composé rather than imparfait. I can't décide if 'never' is an ongoing state (i never learnt to ski) or a terminated action (i never ate it) but as i write this i am thinking context dependant , but since i have already written it i will post it ; )

Asked 7 years ago

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dave d.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

best/better?

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Padawans?C'est quoi Padawans?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Négation pluriel"We don't eat baby rabbits" -> "Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau" selon un quiz. Je sais que 'des' devient 'de' dans les phrases négatives, mais pourquoi pas 'lapereaux'?

Asked 8 years ago

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harris d.C1Kwiziq community member

How to sayHow do we say: "she doesn't talk to me nor to them"? "Elle ne ni me ni leur parle"? I'm really doubting myself here lol

Asked 7 years ago

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Sagar J.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this reflexive verb conjugated in passé composé ?The quiz question about translating "When I was young, people dressed differently" is answered as: "Quand j'étais jeune, les gens s'habillaient différemment."

But I thought the reflexive participle only changes to reflect quantity and gender as in these examples:

Il s'est levé.
Je me suis amusée. (When the speaker is female)
Elle s'est lavée.

Why is "se habille" conjugated into "s'habillaient" in the quiz question above? Shouldn't it be:

"Quand j'étais jeune, les gens se sont habillés différemment"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Nicole T.B2Kwiziq community member

''Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa soeur.'' Can someone please explain to me how that also translates to "Lucas assembled his sister's new wardrobe"?

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