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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Conjugate regular verbs in Le Conditionnel

Are there verbs that don't follow the structured outline noted here - 'stem' from future simple conjugation, 'endings' from past imperfect conjugation? I think that I have not yet (early days) come across a verb that does not conjugate in the conditional in accordance with these simple 'rules' and having this clarified could/should/would make it much easier to remember. Even for irregular verbs it seems to me that if you know the imparfait and the future simple (both of which are also pretty consistent with 'endings' but not the stems) you have all you need to know the conditional.

Asked 6 years ago

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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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Katrina H.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous me ré pelez de sortir la poubelle is in the present. In English remind is only used in the past or future. For example remind me to take out thebin or you reminded me to take out the bin. There is no present tense. How does this work in french?

Asked 8 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?

Asked 9 years ago

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Ann G.C1Kwiziq community member

I have been taught that parler à someone is an exception on word order and it is correct to say Je parle à lui. This is stated as incorrect in yours

Asked 7 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pour m'être assisJe me demande que je sois dire < j'ai peur que je serai puni pour m'être assis à côté de toi>. En anglais ça veut dire <I fear that I may be punished for sitting next to you>. Autrement dit, je veux utiliser le temps futur. Quelque fois, j'essaie d'utiliser les temps différent que vous avez employé. Merci, Don

Asked 7 years ago

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Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Resservir and se resservirI don’t understand well the use and the difference in meaning of “resservir” and “se resservir “. Please , give me more examples and the explanation. Thanks a lot.

Asked 7 years ago

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Eric D.C1Kwiziq community member

why not he climbed down the magic beanstalk?"In another example I read that Jacques est descendu de l'arbre means Jack climbed down the tree. So why cannot Jacques est descendu du haricot magique mean Jack climbed down the magic bean as well as Jack got off the magic beanstalk?" In the quiz I took, I was told it was wrong.

Asked 7 years ago

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C. P.C1Kwiziq community member

bien et mieux in this sentence

I just don't understand why this sentence uses an adverb, rather than an adjective :

Ta télé est bien, mais la mienne est mieux.
I would think it'd use : Ta télé est bonne, mais la mienne est meilleure.

Thank you for your explanation!

Asked 8 years ago

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Bruno C.A0Kwiziq community member

So if I want to say: "I like girls" I would have to say "J'aime les filles"???? I can't just say: "J'aime filles"? & cant I use the partitive here ?

Asked 7 years ago

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