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Donald H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Marcel sera rentré d'ici une heure.Je comprends qu'on veut dire qu'il sera rentré chez lui <within et by>. Mais, je ne crois pas qu'il soit une difference entre les deux. On dit en anglais, il sera rentre chez lui dans une heure...? Ça veut dire <he will be home in one hour ou quoi?

Asked 8 years ago

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helen w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Don't know why this isn't imparfait

où on a degouté des specialities lyonnaises/ où on dégoutait des specialities lyonnaises (where we enjoyed Lyonnaise specialities)

I don't understand why this can't be in the imparfait as there's no end time. Is it passé composé because it is NOW finished? It seems like this is something that happened over a period of time in the past, not quickly, so I used imparfait.

Asked 8 years ago

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Abdul Q.B1KwizIQ community member

why this is marked incorrectly Je suis arrivé dans cinq minutes." I'll be there in five minutes while this is given in lesson Je suis là dans de

why this is marked incorrectly

Je suis arrivé dans cinq minutes." I'll be there in five minutes

while this is given in lesson

Je suis là dans deux secondes !I'll be there in two seconds!

Asked 3 years ago

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Shrey R.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Doubt in accords

Bonjour Cécile,

I have observed that while writing passé composé,two types of sentences are possible-

1.Où êtes-vous allé en vacances?

2.Où êtes-vous allés en vacances?

Why has the extra "s" been added in second sentence although both are congucated with "vous" form?

Pls guide with this rule.

Thanks in advance

Also Madame Pls spare some time of yours to answer the below query of mine asked 3 days ago-

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/doubt-in-comparative-form-of-bien-1

Merci beaucoup Madame.

Asked 7 years ago

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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

Use of "formidable?"

For the very first sentence, I used "formidable" instead of "excellent" and this was not accepted as correct. Is this word out of fashion? Or just used in certain contexts? Thanks for your help!

Asked 4 years ago

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Marnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

d'à côté

I add my question to Walter's. Would you please explain the "d'à côté" construction. AND add it to the lesson on à côté de etc etc. I looked there but thus little subtlety is not mentioned. Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of subjunctive after ‘après que’

I have it in my notes that “après que” uses the indicative tense, so is there a reason why the subjunctive is used in this occasion ?

Asked 6 years ago

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