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S. H.C1Kwiziq community member

Plus-que parfaitWith reference to the sentence 'where had you gone that summer?' ..would the french translation be the same if the sentence was ' where did you go that summer ' or 'where had you been that summer?'

Asked 6 years ago

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Molly S.C1Kwiziq community member

ne explétif with 'avoir peur que'

I've answered the quiz question: "J'ai peur qu'ils _________ la vérité." with "ne sachent." This was marked incorrect and the correct answer was "sachent." I submitted that as an error, but the response there was to come here and ask why it's incorrect.

I've reviewed the 'ne explétif' lesson over and over and am sure I've lost my mind. In that lesson, "avoir peur que" is NOT marked as depending on whether the phrase is negative and says that it always takes the 'ne'. Can anyone help me understand why my answer is incorrect? Many, many thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Susan H.A1Kwiziq community member

If you are writing the date, like on a school assignment or at the top of a letter would you still ues “le”?

Asked 7 years ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Not explained in lesson?

This lesson doesn’t explain why sont isn’t necessary in the sentence: Ils brûlent tous. They ARE burning all the books. I got this wrong with no explanation as to why. Help? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Bill C.C1Kwiziq community member

I will pass on it

The reflexive form is commonly used in English as "I will pass on it." So your examples:

Je vais me passer de pain pendant une semaine.I´m going to go without bread for a week.Instead it could be translated: I'm going to pass on bread for a week.
Or a simpler form: Q. Would you like another drink? A. I'll pass.

Asked 5 years ago

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Bonnie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I wrote 'pendant' in an answer in passé composé, which was marked srong, with 'durant' the acceptable answer.In the lesson it always says says 'pendant/durant.' Is there some tricky difference?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'pire' AND 'plus mauvais/e' (adjective). Are they interchangeable in all situations?

Some textbook said pire is for abstract noun while mauvais/e is for concrete noun

Asked 6 years ago

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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

correct tense

In the phrase "Elle attire ainsi une société aisée qui construit….." why are attirer and construire conjugated in the present? (The translation confirms that they are, as we would expect, in the past.)

Asked 6 years ago

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Julianne Q.B2Kwiziq community member

Les derniers jours ont été glacials

The translation from this phrase is ‘the last days have been freezing’ - shouldn’t it be ‘les jours derniers’ as dernier in front of the noun implies the last time ever while after implies last most recent time according the the lesson on placement of dernier in relation to the noun

Asked 6 years ago

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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ne"Je crains que vous ne ________ trop vite"

I fear that you drive too fast.

Could you please tell me why a 'ne' would be in this sentence? I have

copied your test question.

Thank you, Jennifer

Asked 6 years ago

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