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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Avoir l'air mal

Can you give me some guidance on when to use mal as an adjective.  I wrote "le reste du casting n'avait pas l'air mauvais". 

I believe it is similar to bon v. bien as an adjective.  I read somewhere that bon is used to describe taste, smell, physical sensation or a person's level or quality  Otherwise, use bien as the adjective.  Is this correct and does it apply to mauvais v. mal?  Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago
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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why Jacques lui manque vs. Jacques elle manque? I have so much trouble with these pronouns. Thanks!
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Catriona T.C1Kwiziq community member
General vs. Particular

Do you like pizza? is a question about pizza in general. Therefore according to the lesson it should be C'est but the answer given is Elle. I think either the answer or the lesson should be changed.

Asked 8 years ago
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Lina S.C1Kwiziq community member
How to say in French ' They are coming to see me and you'?

HI!

How to say in French ' They are coming to see me and you'?

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago
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Thad R.B2Kwiziq community member
Difference of using vouloir in the passé composé rather than the imparfait...

Hi, I have a very similar question... with this example from the quiz...

Tu ________ me piéger mais ça n'a pas marché !

You wanted to trick me but it didn't work!HINT: Conjugate vouloir in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)I think I understand that the 'wanted' with vouloir is a one time 'wanting'...is that why we are using the passé composé? In my mind, I think of wanting as an undetermined amount of time as I don´t see a trigger for something specific. Could you help me understand this better? Perhaps I am still thinking in Spanish more than in French? Thanks so much!
Asked 6 years ago
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Tina K.C1Kwiziq community member
In the explanation you have '(juste) au cas où' but you have marked me wrong for putting the word 'juste' in brackets.
Asked 7 years ago
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L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I don't understand why it isn't d'endroits magnifiques then?
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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 ..."
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Ali A.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is"Nous NE souvenons de notre dernier concert"? Surely "nous NOUS souvenons de... is correct?
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Manal K.A0Kwiziq community member
How do i reconstruct the question "où a-t-elle appris le francais" to include est-ce que?If i follow the rule, then it should be "où est-ce que a-t-elle appris le francais" but is that correct?
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