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Einar V.C1Kwiziq community member

Which version, i or y, is thought to be more elegant, more educated?

Asked 9 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of imparfaitIn this week's writing challenge we had ".. I've received a letter from your company. It notified me that .." -> "J'ai reçu une lettre de votre compagnie. Elle m'informait que ..." How can we know that this is better than " Elle m'a informé que ..."

Asked 9 years ago

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David F.C1Kwiziq community member

La fois dernière or la dernière fois

Please help! I'm confused! Why is "la fois dernière" correct in this question, when there is a clause after the phrase "last time"? Thanks 😊

________ , Henri est venu me voir.Last time, Henri came to see me.(HINT: une fois = one time)

La fois dernière (marked as correct) Dernière fois Fois dernière Une dernière fois

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When last time is followed by a clause (last time I saw you), you can only use la dernière fois, never la fois dernière.

Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la fois dernière.You were still with Stéphane last time.

Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois.You were still with Stéphane last time.

Tu étais encore avec Stéphane la dernière fois que je t'ai vue.You were still with Stéphane last time I saw you.

Asked 2 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So can dans be replaced with apres to mean the same thing here?

We will eat in an hour's time/after an hour,
" Nous mangerons dans une heure/apres une heure. "

If so, saying this would make the lesson easier to grasp, because dans and en mean practically the same thing when en means in in my head.

Asked 7 years ago

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Julie B.A2Kwiziq community member

Qu est ce que Benin et Carême ? Je ne sais pas cet mots.

Asked 6 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Demain

I was marked wrong in a quiz for "Tu achètes une nouvelle voiture demain". It wanted "Tu vas acheter une nouvelle voiture demain". How does this differ from the example in this lesson "Je viens demain".

Asked 7 years ago

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Graham D.C1Kwiziq community member

Asked 8 years ago

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gerbera v.A1Kwiziq community member

Why the verb is used in Conditional?Thanks so much for the great lesson. However, I am now really confused about why the sentence "You wouldn't think she is 90'' is translated into ' On ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans''? Why is the verb in Conditional? Thank you so much.

Asked 8 years ago

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Heyes S.C1Kwiziq community member

Why isn't it 'la fille, à laquelle je pensé?' Instead of just laquelle?

Asked 8 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

CompléterQuelque fois, il est necessaire que j'utilise un dicitionnaire pour rechercher certains mots. Normalement j'emploie <WordReference. Ce dicitonnaire me dit que je dois placer un accent aigu au dessus la lettre <e>. D'après Kwiziq, on utilise un accent grève. Lequel est correcte?

Asked 7 years ago

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