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Drew B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

À la fin vs Au fin vs Finalement

What are the differences between translating "the end" by "à la fin" or "au fin" or "finalement"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Imogen A.A1KwizIQ community member

Using the present tense like the past?

I've noticed a few examples of this in previous reading exercises where the present tense is used to describe the past. Ex "En France c'est Napoléon..." rather than, "En France, c'etait Napoléon...", even in the translation when you click on it translates that phrase in the present as 'In France it was Napoleon'. I can see that the following phrase uses the passé composé so I'm just not quite clear why those two phrases don't have to agree in their tenses?

Thanks :)

Asked 5 years ago

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Mary M.C1KwizIQ community member

Je viens du pays-bas or je viens des pays-bas. Pays- bas singular or plural?

Asked 8 years ago

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Annissa D.A2KwizIQ community member

Le maillot de bain

Is there a difference between a swimsuit for a boy and a swimsuit for a girl? For example in English boys wear swim shorts or swim trunks is there a separate word for that in French? Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Blake O.C1KwizIQ community member

Would you say t'en or tu en?

I put t'en for a question and it said it was wrong

Asked 7 years ago

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Sarah L.B1KwizIQ community member

Professeur vs professeure

I am finding this one tricky, because in Québec (where I am living and learning French), professeure is standard (and indeed, is my job title). Is there any way to account for or acknowledge regional differences in spelling and usage within Kwiziq?

Asked 2 years ago

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Diane d.C1KwizIQ community member

à l'heure v à temps

Hi, I was doing a writing exercise translating "So that all was ready on time." The correct answer was "Pour que tout soit prêt à temps,"' and not "'Pour que tout soit prêt à l'heure." Why is it better to use à temps in this sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mark P.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Saviez vous? ?Correct tense

"Mais saviez vous que..."

I am a bit confused here.. why saviez and not savez? In English we often say "did you.." but that is a quirk and actually means "do you?" and it is heard as present tense. I see saviez as "did you use to know".. implying that you might have forgotten.. This is clearly an active question and I thought that French was more particular than that on its use of tenses.

Asked 5 years ago

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Marnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Plaire à vs aimer

Don't know about other people but I would really appreciate a section in the lesson on when to use "aimer" and when to say "plaire à". Great lessons individually on how to use these two expressions but not on when or why one is used instead of the other. Merçi!

Asked 8 years ago

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