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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

arriver, to manage, also uses être as the auxiliary verb?I answered the quiz using 'as arrivé' for 'managed', but it was marked wrong and this is the linked page. There are other verbs which sometimes and avoir and sometimes être depending on meaning. Do I correctly understand that with arriver it only uses être? Thank you, Terri

Asked 8 years ago

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Rhea S.B2Kwiziq community member

Puis vs ensuite

Salut! In the last sentence I had written “ensuite” instead of puis but this is marked incorrect. I thought they were interchangeable? Please can you tell me the difference?

Asked 5 years ago

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Swastik M.A1Kwiziq community member

Orange vs Oranges: Plural

Hi,

How does orange changes in plural?

According to the video tagged, orange doesnot change to plural, but in the quiz it marked my question wrong.

Pls suggest the right way.

Asked 5 years ago

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rick s.A1Kwiziq community member

how do you ask "where are you staying?"Ex. if you are visiting

Asked 9 years ago

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Valerie M.C1Kwiziq community member

Emporter v apporter

Why isn’t apporter used since it is bring as opposed to take. Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

aimer = love or like?I used to be on Duolingo, and whenever this question came up, the experts always said "aimer means love for people&pets, like for things". Laura Lawless' article agrees, with examples like "Aimes-tu le tennis? Oui, j'aime ça - Do you like tennis? Yes, I like it". But this lesson has aimer=love even for things. What am I to believe?

Asked 10 years ago

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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est à moiI seem to remember another lesson that talked about the the sort of construction above. Something like Whose suitcase is this? (French translation appreciated)- C'est a moi. = It's mine. I have trouble remembering the "names" of the different types of pronouns. Would it be possible to add a link to the lesson that discussed à moi, à toi, etc. ?

Asked 10 years ago

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Lewis S.C1Kwiziq community member

Écouter takes direct object pronoun?From the lesson: J'aime l'écouter. (I like to listen to him.) Écouter = to listen to Isn't this use of 'him' an example of an indirect object, and therefore, "J'aime lui écouter", correct? Unless écouter isn't a verb that's usually by à, but it sure seems that it is.

Asked 8 years ago

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john h.A1Kwiziq community member

je joue - i play, i am playingbut then the example for en train is je suis en train de jouer - why does the form of play change?

Asked 10 years ago

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valentina p.A1Kwiziq community member

Can I say "Je vais du cinéma" instead of "Je viens du cinéma" ? Or: "Je viens au restaurant" instead of "Je vais au restaurant" ?

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