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Alvin S.B1KwizIQ community member

When do you use en vs the definite article?

This lesson states you use either en or l' ; but it does not provide any rules for usage.

Are they interchangable? Can I use either to say "In winter, I go skiing."
En hiver, je vais skier.
L'hiver, je vais skier.

Asked 7 years ago

Temi A.B2KwizIQ community member

plusieurs vs de nombreux

What is the difference between these two and why isn't plusieurs an acceptable alternative.

Asked 4 years ago

Terri R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

question from Week 91 level A2 testIt notified me that you were my electricity provider. The correct answer was Elle m'informait que vous étiez mon fournisseur d'électricité. Is this in the imperfect tense because it is a continuing action (still my provider) or because it is in the past tense but with no specific time frame? Thank you for your help.

Asked 8 years ago

Carolyn B.B1KwizIQ community member

I don’t think it is correct English to say ‘Merseyside comprises Liverpool’. One could possibly say ‘includes Liverpool’?Maybe it is a phrase that doesn’t directly translate?

Asked 8 years ago

Mouse K.A1KwizIQ community member

Vous n'avez plus de pommes à la maison - why isn’t it des pommes here if there are multiple apples?

Asked 7 years ago

Suzanne D.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

How could we find a focused practice where we would select the correct form between these two?

Asked 8 years ago

adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is it "la Belgique" in 2 out of 3 of the above phrases? Why isn't it "les frites viennent de la Belgique?"

Asked 4 years ago

Winifred D.C1KwizIQ community member

Link to a lesson on the conditional présent. Conditional présent looks like infinitive + endings for the imperfect, but there seem to be exceptions - e.g. être.

Asked 8 years ago

Marnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Gérondif examples "by"

This lesson says to use the gerund to express "while" AND "by". But all your examples use "while"...small thing but it would help the learning process if the examples would demonstrate both usages!

Merci

Asked 7 years ago

AurélieKwizIQ Head of French, Native French Teacher

Susan suggested a great mnemonic to remember this lesson !

Asked 9 years ago

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