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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Infinitive or past tense after conditional

Asked 8 years ago

Deborah W.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is the French word for "new" used so differently?

Asked 8 years ago

Truc Thanh V.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour AurélieIn the examples and resources ,the example:” Il faut ranger sa chambre “ should be translated “ He must tidy his room “ instead of “ you must tidy your room “ .I don’t understand why it is .Maybe it is mistake of typing? Thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

Muhammad D.Kwiziq community member

il est six heure

Asked 7 years ago

Dr Michael E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le mot « juste » devant au cas où me semble être une faute.

À ma connaissance, le mot juste est une calque sur français du mot « just » en anglais. « Just » est un adverbe en anglais, mais je le crois un adjectif en français. Par exemple: « ce que tu dis est juste » en français, mais on ne dit pas « je suis juste arrivé ». One dirait « je viens d’arriver » pour éviter le calque erroné , mais je pense que « juste au cas où » est INCORRECT.

Pourrait-on clarifier ce point de grammaire pour moi? Merci beaucoup

Dr Michael Elinski

Asked 6 years ago

Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

attendre vs attendre que.

attedre a person but attendre que le bus , ive looked but cant see the explaination

Asked 5 years ago

Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Doubt in a sentence from the lesson

Bonjour Madame,

I have often read about the usage of "Penser à + (quelqu'un)"

But in the sentence from the lesson which reads-

"Nous pensons à faire nos devoirs. Nous y pensons"

Here I think the form "penser de + (quelquechose) should be used as the people are forming an opinion of something(doing their homework)

So consequently the phrase should be replaced by 'en'.

The same thought is for the very next sentence.

Pls guide and verify whether my thought is correct or not.

Merci beaucoup.

Asked 7 years ago

Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I have always understood that "en" is used only when the mode of transport is enclosed?

Asked 8 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Merle asked: "Can you explain the construction of this sentence to me : 'je les ai voulues' ?"

Asked 9 years ago

Harsha W.B1Kwiziq community member

But in that case when avanture beginswith a vowel why not cet instead of cette

Asked 8 years ago

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