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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

S'en allerPeut-le subjonctif être employé avec <s'en aller>. Il est necessaire qu'elle s'en aille... Il faut que nous nous en allions immediatement. Peut-être j'ai tort. Merci d'avance, Don

Asked 7 years ago

richa j.C1Kwiziq community member

Will it be correct to use " ma télé est bonne mais la tienne est meilleure"

Asked 8 years ago

Susan B.A2Kwiziq community member

Could you explain what a 'complement' is in this context?

Asked 9 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Susan suggested a great mnemonic not to mix up être and faire in the passé simple :"faire has an "i," être does not, so the passé simple of faire would have an "i," and the passé simple of être would not. It's a bit simplistic, but it helped me keep the two verbs straight until I didn't have to think about which was which any more."

Asked 9 years ago

D. L.B1Kwiziq community member

...Cette question peut être bête mas, pourquoi est noir féminin? La Dame en Noir a hanté cette maison depuis des siècles? Merci

Asked 8 years ago

Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

weekend writing challenge: question about past participle agreementBonjour!, Why didn't the correct answer have an extra "e" on the past participle in the following sentence please, when there is a direct pronoun "me" before the auxillary verb: "mon mari m’avait acheté une belle édition de la pièce d’Oscar Wilde “Salomé”, (mon mari m'avait achetée...?) (assumed that the writer is a woman as she speaks of her husband, & in fact we're later told that the writer is a woman). Cheryl

Asked 8 years ago

Maria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi! Why in the phrase "ça t' est égal" the -t in est is not pronounced?

Asked 7 years ago

Caroline A.A2Kwiziq community member

Who / When to use inversion to form a question?

Hi, I have heard that the inversion is not used often, and rarely used among young people. Maybe it is used more often with an older generation? Which of the 3 forms is the most used in everyday conversational French? And my second question is: What is the tone or feeling behind each form? (casual, friendly, condescending, written versus conversation, unnatural, etc). Thank you in advance for your time and your answer! :)

Asked 6 years ago

G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

second vs deuxieme; adjectives before the noun

Is there a difference between "second" and "deuxieme"? Is "second tour" (and "deuxieme parti") just a fixed phrase?

Also, how can we tell when the adjective is supposed to go before the noun, e.g., "indiscutable montée" and "nombreuses similitudes"?

Asked 3 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is inside the box?

Qu'est dans la boîte?

Quel est dans la boîte?

Asked 7 years ago

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