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Nick H.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

L'imparfait v le passé composé

Hi all,

In the sentence below, I used l'imparfait of pouvoir (pouvait) rather than the passé composé. I would have thought l'imparfait was appropriate as it describes actions that were repeated in the past i.e. they organised meetings that were repeated over a period of time.

Can someone please explain why the passé composé is used here? Choosing when to use l'imparfait or le passé composé does not seem to get any easier!

Du coup, leur petit groupe a pu organiser des rencontres quotidiennes, ce qui les a aidées à garder le moral.

Asked 3 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

My revision in English

Hello,

I was wondering if I can post my translation of the reading exercise of Cher journal for my answers here to see how I did or is there a page where it shows it correctly of the translation?

Thanks for your help

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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fiona K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is the most confusing tense because it does even make sense. They will have been happy together? Or they would have been happy together?

Asked 6 years ago

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Peggie H.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez I miss you and not you miss me

Asked 6 years ago

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S. W.C1Kwiziq community member

Why "vous aurez" and Not "tu auras".________ ta chambre, nous irons au cinéma.When you've tidied up your room, we'll go to the cinema.I answered "Quand vous aurez rangé" and the correct answer given was "Quand tu auras rangé" . There is no indication in the question to the use of singular or plural ! In fact the use of "nous" indicates to the use of "formal".

Asked 6 years ago

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Mel M.A0Kwiziq community member

Je m’appelle Mel je viens d’istanbul

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the meaning of crottes de chocolat?

Is it as simple as little bits of chocolate?

Asked 5 years ago

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W. L.C1Kwiziq community member

So basically, "quoi" is accusative case, right?

Asked 7 years ago

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Asad N.A1Kwiziq community member

What level of DELF is it?

Asked 7 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

peu vs quelque

i get it wrong every time, moneu is countable surely?

a few is sometimes qielque and sometimes peu, i seem to have a mental block with this, even comments here not making it clear. any one got a very basic explaination please? or a definition of if something is countable, surely everything can be counted

Asked 4 years ago

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