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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

C'est encore/toujours un problème pour moi

"Il devrait encore être sous garantie." "Il devrait toujours être sous garantie." This exercise uses "encore" exclusively here, but I was wondering if this was an example of a case where "encore" and "toujours" could be used interchangeably to mean "still"? It is a hard concept to grasp because of the other meanings of these 2 words, and one I just can't seem to get right. For example, could "Il devrait encore être sous garantie" have 2 possible meanings depending on context i.e. "It should (still or again) be under warranty", and could "Il devrait toujours être sous garantie" also have 2 possible meanings i.e. "It should (still or always) be under warranty" ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Près de 300 vs. presque 300"Around Strasbourg's majestic cathedral, close to 300 decorated chalets sell..." In regard to "close to" why is 'presque' not a possibility? Thanks, in advance.

Asked 3 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?

Asked 6 years ago

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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Confused about when to use definite article

Bonjour,

I've read the comments but I'm still confused. On a test question, I was marked wrong for writing "Je n'aime ni les pommes ni les poires" when asked to translate "I eat neither apples or pears".

This seems to me like a general statement and not referring to specific apples or pears, so why would the only accepted answer be "Je n'aime ni pommes ni poires"?

Merci.

Asked 7 years ago

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Rana H.A1Kwiziq community member

il s'amuse beaucoup avec soi

Asked 6 years ago

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John H.A1Kwiziq community member

Que est qu’il dit?

Que est qu’il voudrait saviors?

Asked 7 years ago

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Correct translation of ski-boot

I have checked with 3 different dictionaries i.e. Le Robert de Poche, Harrap’s Shorter French and English dictionary and Wordreference online. Each one defines ski boot as “après-ski” as opposed to “botte de neige” .

Which is the correct response?

Asked 5 years ago

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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passé simple

when do we use the passé simple and not the imparfait ?

thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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Murat B.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it necessary to keep reflexive pronouns?Hi!

This kind of structure seemed a bit strange to me. When we say "Je me lave", it is like "I wash myself" and it's easy to compherend the existence of reflexive pronoun(me) there. But in this case; it's not easy.

So, my first question: Why do we double the pronouns?

Second question:

"Je les lave tous les jours." "Tu les brosses tous les soirs"

Are these sentences unacceptible or grammatically false?

Asked 6 years ago

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Olaf M.C1Kwiziq community member

can you make a test to practice of your French vocabulary themes please ?

like in the subject

Asked 6 years ago

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