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Frantz L.A2KwizIQ community member

Aller and reflexive passé composé

My understanding of "être" in passé composé is that it's supposed to be used for reflexive verbs. If this were true, then "je suis allée" would imply, in the present tense "je me vais", which isn't correct. Could someone explain this?

Asked 2 years ago

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Ash C.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Placement of ensemble

Why can't "ensemble" go before "à la plage"?

eg. nous sommes allés ensemble à la plage.

Asked 4 years ago

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Helen D.B2KwizIQ community member

Pas problème ...pourquoi pas?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ash M.C1KwizIQ community member

Hi Aurelie, could you tell me why the second vous is necessary in “Je veux que vous puissiez vous sentir comme chez vous”. Thx.

Asked 8 years ago

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pattrice j.B2KwizIQ community member

What if the action is on someone else?

How would we say "Every morning, she wakes her brother up to go to school" or "you woke me up this morning"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Is the following grammatical?

In order to say, "i prefer our houses to theirs" is it acceptable to say, "Je préfère nos maisons à les leurs ." ?

As an aside, I found it so easy to add accents in this new format. It is a super improvement indeed!

Asked 7 years ago

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Anthony F.C1KwizIQ community member

Why isn't "on" (essentially meaning "one") not treated as singular even though meaning implies pluralThese are good mind searching and expanding exercises! I am impressed by the work that goes into their development. If "on" really means "one" why is it not treated as singular even though meaning implies plural. I know it's not good French but "Qu'es-ce qu'on va faire?" implies plural but is treated as singular ie not "vont faire". (I remember my teacher getting really irritated with me when at the age of 9 I insisted that "on" was another way of saying "nous"! Thank you in advance for your help and for curating such a good set of lessons.

Asked 7 years ago

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Patti S.A2KwizIQ community member

Faire les courses

I don't know if this is important, but in English (at least, American) we don't usually say "food shopping" but "grocery shopping". =)

Asked 7 years ago

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D. V.C1KwizIQ community member

Je m'attendais à ce que tu me demandes en mariage.According to the lesson as I understand it, this has a negative connotation. As in, I was afraid/nervous/apprehensive you would ask me to marry you. Do I have that right? Also, if one wanted to say, “I was waiting (with excitement) for you to ask me to marry you”, would it be J'attendais que tu me demandes en marriage.?

Asked 8 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of PLUS in Superlatives

Can you please confirm the pronunciation of LE PLUS when it comes in the middle in case of Superlatives -

W/ VERBS

- Je travaille le plus dans ma famille. (ploo) ?

W/ NOUNS

- J'ai le plus d'amis. [I have the most friends.] (ploo) OR (plooS)?

- J'ai ramassé le plus de feuilles. (ploo) OR (plooS)?

And if it was Comparitive with Noun, then,

- J'ai ramassé plus de feuilles que toi. (plooS)?

I found this link below, but this only gives the scenario of Superlatives with Verbs & Adjectives but doesn't give the scenario of Superlatives with Nouns.

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/plus/

Asked 2 years ago

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