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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

J'ai failli arriver en retard.

The English given is: I almost got there late. Why isn't it J'ai failli y arriver en retard?

Asked 5 years ago

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Nanis B.B1KwizIQ community member

What is the difference between "avoir l'habitude de" and "s'habituer à"?When do we say the first and when the second?

Merci d'avance :)

Asked 6 years ago

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Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Moitié or demi

Why was qu’un demi du sac de riz wrong? It should have been une moitié and I can’t see why. What makes du sac de riz feminine?

And how do I know when this question has been answered. I get no email notifications of new answers. Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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omkaar k.A1KwizIQ community member

Instead of saying il sent bon, can I say il sent la rose?Instead of saying il sent bon, can I say il sent la rose?

Asked 7 years ago

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Inga Marie C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

au rue Balzac

why? Rue is feminine. Or why not just à . Or is this another one of those times when french just works that way and there's no logical reason?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

present vs future tenseLa question dit: Comment on peut mieux dire: I'll arrive dans 5 min. J'ai choisi "J'arriverai dans 5 min," mais le correct réponse c'est "J'arrive dans cinq minutes." Pour moi, J'arrive says "I am arriving" vs J'arriverai means "I'll arrive" et ce phrase est le mieux bien qu'on puisse utilizer l'autre aussi. Dit-moi comment j'ai tort. Merci.

Asked 9 years ago

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Alan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Do quitter and Partir both mean to leave?

I was asked in a C1 test to complete the sentence, " Après....., ils se sont perdus". After leaving, they got lost.

I wrote, "Après avoir quitté, ils se sont perdus". It was marked incorrect. Why?

Asked 8 years ago

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S. A.A1KwizIQ community member

“Vous êtes vendeues “

I chose Grace and Tom speaking but my answer was wrong the correct one was Grace and Anna.Can anyone explain why since vous is to address both gender.Many thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Susan A.A1KwizIQ community member

Dans vs. en regarding a street

The instructions say: When referring to the street, road, avenue, or boulevard people live on (using habiter), you can either use dans la/le, simply la/le or nothing at all.

The three examples from the explanation page were J'habite la rue Pasteur; J'habite rue Pasteur; J'habite dans la rue Pasteur , all following the instructions.

However, in the quiz, Mon restaurant est en La Rue du Temple is given as a correct answer. I did not choose this sentence as En was not mentioned in the instructions nor in the examples. Is the difference between "habite" - living on the street vs. having a business on the street? Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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