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Gareth R.B2KwizIQ community member

Y a-t-il un problème ? - Oui, il y a un problème.

When I listen to this, I'm sure I'm hearing Il Y a-t-il un problème ? - Oui, il y a un problème.

Perhaps I'm just imagining it?

Asked 5 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I am giving you the keys so that you can come in versus I am calling you so that you can come?In the first sentence puisses entrer is used, in the second viennes with the can understood. Is it a general rule that can is as it were rolled into the subjunctive unless a physical possibility is being discussed?

Asked 9 years ago

Stephen L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Will like or would likeIn 10 years time...je voudrais être vivant...or Je voudrai être vivant...would like or will like...I wrote je voudrais and someone wrote that it should be future and not conditional..je voudrai...I .found it confusing ...please clarify ))))

Asked 9 years ago

Viviene O.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Asking a question....What is wrong with the following phrase? Si vous le dites...Quand a été la dernière fois que vous lui avez parlé? (The correction was - Si vous le dites... Quand lui avez-vous parlé pour la dernière fois ?) Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

jane r.A1KwizIQ community member

This quiz is a bit baffling.

You point out that in English we don't tend to use the 'some' that is necessary in French, but then in your examples, you translate all the sentences using some/any. eg 'I eat some jam', 'he buys some bread', 'do you want some potatoes?' etc. In the quiz we are not told we can choose multiple answers so going by the law of averages we assume that 'Jane eats some ice cream' must be the correct answer where in fact you then say that is only 'nearly' right and 'Jane eats ice cream' is what you want. I would have chosen the right answer had you not persistently translated your examples with 'some'! Perhaps you should either bracket all the 'somes' or allow for both answers to be right?

Asked 7 years ago

Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

sans que vs sans seulementAvec the tradition de "without me changing my mind," the réponse correct c'est: sans que je change mon avis. Mais, est-ce que cette réponse est bon aussi: sans m'avoir changé d'avis? Si non, pourquoi pas?

Asked 9 years ago

ted b.A2KwizIQ community member

plural for chauve-souris?

In one of the quesitons.

Les chauve-souris ne volent pas.

What is the plural for chauve-souris? Isn't it Chauves-souris, with 's' added on 'Chauve'. The word Chauves-souris (with s) was used in one of the Kwiziq listening exercises. So I am wondering which spelling is correct.

Asked 5 years ago

Bonnie Y.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

English in wrong tense in this example

Il ne t'a pas appelé de peur que tu ne luiraccroches au nez.
He didn't call you for fear that you may hung up on him.

should be might hang up...

Asked 8 years ago

Andrew F.C1KwizIQ community member

3rd person plural possessive for a plural nounThere was a question on a recent quiz as follows: "Il faut qu'ils obtiennent leur permis de conduire," with English translation something like "They have to get their driving license." The quiz question was about the subjunctive of obtenir (which I got right), but I am just wondering about the use of leur rather than leurs. Translated strictly, I suppose leur is correct, but in both English and French I would have thought "their driving licenses = leurs permis de conduire" would be more accurate, since they each need to have their own license, not a single license among them? Thank you very much in advance. Kind regards.

Asked 8 years ago

Grace W.A1KwizIQ community member

Why is it nous nous and vous vous ? Why does it have to be twice?

Asked 1 year ago

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