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Reem G.A1KwizIQ community member

Is the plus-ques parfait the same as Passé composé?

In the sense that in être verbs, additions such as e, s, es are made when nscessary? For example:

Passé Composé:

Je suis sortie ( I am a girl)

would Plus-que parfait be:

J'étais sortie or J'étais sorti?

Asked 7 years ago

John L.C1KwizIQ community member

"On regardait les lucioles, et soudain elles ont toutes disparu.+

Is it necessary to use "toutes" in this sentence, or can one just say "...et soudain elles ont disparu? Does it change the meaning somehow?

Asked 8 years ago

Kerry R.C1KwizIQ community member

Weekend challengeWhy is it "en Dordogne" rather than " à Dordogne"? I have bee learning " en," for countries and "à" for cities/towns. Is that not how it is?

Asked 9 years ago

Kyombo C.C1KwizIQ community member

Comment ça se fait ? vs comment cela se fait que...?Hello, I see a kind of contradiction where it is said that Comment cela se fait que ..is elegant and yet later that it is grammatically incorrect to use it. Could you please elaborate.

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

H. B.A0KwizIQ community member

On ne doit pas penser qu'à soi.

Asked 7 years ago

Rhea S.B2KwizIQ community member

Salut! Would “trop” be accepted instead of “si” in the sentences. I used it in both the sentences in the passage but they were corrected to “si”. Is there a difference? Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

S. M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

ce qu'on a envie

Why is "ce dont on a envie" (in the fourth sentence) not correct here? For that matter, why is "ce qu'on a envie" correct? The expression is "avoir envie de", isn't it? What am I missing here?

Also: why must the past tense in English ("didn't pay", "were encouraged") necessarily be translated as the present tense ("ne paye pas", "est encouragé") in French?

And finally, why is it incorrect to use "souhaiter" rather than "aimer" in the last sentence?

Asked 7 years ago

Debra E.A2KwizIQ community member

Regarding the question « I am going to Lucie’s house « from the lesson and the video included in the lesson, I understand chez to mean home and maisonand maison to mean house. So why is my answer nous avons à la maison incorrect in the test? The answer was chez in the test

Asked 8 years ago

Ronald V.B2KwizIQ community member

No liaison after qui?

A quiz question has this answer:

"Qu'est-ce qui a changé entre nous ?"

Why there's no liaison after "qui", like "... qu'a changé..."?

Asked 7 years ago

Paul B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je manque à Alain - Alain misses meI think that is translation is particularly tricky because of the switch from me in English to I in French. Can you please include it in the examples for this lesson?

Asked 8 years ago

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