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Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

About “ autre chose et quelque chose d’autre”

Bonjour Aurélie et Cécile,

I have 2 questions.

1/ As your explanation, we have 2 different ways of saying the same thing. Thus, why is it just nearly correct when I say:” Ils ont besoin d’occuper leurs jours à autre chose? The right answer in the test is” Ils .... à quelque chose d’autre”.

2/ How about to say autre chose/ quelque chose d’autre in plural?E.g.: I’d like to choose the other things.

Merci beaucoup.

Asked 7 years ago

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Terri J.B1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Laramie, aux États-Unis. Où habitez-vous?

Asked 9 years ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de vs du

Hi - there are a few questions regarding de vs du - but none with answers.

I would like to understand - why in this sentence it is du soir and de soir.

Nous profitons ainsi de la douceur du soir.

Asked 4 years ago

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Ankit A.C1Kwiziq community member

What should be used and why not other one? Fit ou fut

Bilbon fit très attention à ne pas réveiller le dragon.

Bilbon fut très attention à ne pas réveiller le dragon.

Asked 5 years ago

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can someone please define the difference between these two examples...du Pays de Galles and des Pays-Bas.Is the first considered singular and the second plural?
Wales is sigular whereas The Netherlands is plural, in French?

Asked 7 years ago

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Peter H.A2Kwiziq community member

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is this correct - when you say to use the future of to drive. surely it is the infinitive ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Temps vs heure

To translate the sentence " That time is not convenient for me", should one use le temps or l'heure to express the time ?Thanks for the help !

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passed tenseA recurring difficulty with the writing challenges is choosing between passé composé and l'imparfait (I wish there were more hints in the answers) B1 "week 49" "St Patrick's day" opens with "Last weekend, we were in Chicago to celebrate St Patrick's Day." 'nous étions' is the suggested answer. Why not 'nous avons été' ?

Asked 9 years ago

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K. F.A2Kwiziq community member

il est très excité

I've always learned that you would never say someone is "très excité", as it has a more sexual connotation. As a result, I've avoided saying this phrase for 13+ years.

Can you really say this without someone doing a double take? Or is there a better way to say this?

Asked 6 years ago

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Cathy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Reason for sentence construction with faire

Asked 8 years ago

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