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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mais juste avant que je n'aille chez Orange,

Why is the ne explétif used in this informal spoken conversation? I thought that it was usually used in formal French.

Asked 7 years ago

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j. i.C1Kwiziq community member

Choice of topics

I would like to go back and improve A1. My score is currently 77%. How do I get it to have me review what I do not know well, which I thought was the whole point of the system.

Currently 7 of the 10 topics it gives me I have over 90%, and five of those are over 97%. These are not the topics I need to improve! I have no shortage of topics with lower scores in A1, obviously, with a 77% average in A1.

I am just clicking the "Test now" button next to A1.

Asked 7 years ago

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M K.C1Kwiziq community member

Discours indirect?

Bonjour ! J'apprécie vraiment tous l'information sur ce site. Cependant, j'ai remarqué que le discours indirect manque parmi les leçons. Sera-t-il ajouté bientôt ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Wendy H.C1Kwiziq community member

C'est vs il est

I understand that the general rule of thumb is to use "c'est" when followed by a noun (even when qualified by an adjective) and "il / elle est" when followed by an adjective - so why is it "C'est nuageux" rather than Il est nuageux." Is it to do with 'the weather' being inanimate and non specific? Or something else?

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Classera or Classa ?

<< Mais en 1969, André Malraux le classera enfin au titre des monuments historiques >>

I'm interested in the use of the future tense for classer here. I can't find any rule about it anywhere.

Clearly this event took place in the past. Is this a mistake ? Shouldn't this have been in the passé simple to give it a literary/formal feeling ? i.e. classa

<< Mais en 1969, André Malraux le classa enfin au titre des monuments historiques >>

Any thoughts welcome. Thanks, Paul.

Asked 6 years ago

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Hope K.B2Kwiziq community member

Encore vs. à nouveau

Hi! Could someone explain why "à nouveau" is preferred here to "encore"? Do they have slightly different meanings?

Asked 5 years ago

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Lina S.C1Kwiziq community member

il nous a laissé partir.il nous a laissé partir.

Why in this case there isn't an agreement? Should it be

il nous a laissés partir.

Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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mary n.C1Kwiziq community member

Query regarding 'en'

Hello

Could you please explain why the pronoun 'en' is used in this phrase? I am having difficulty recognising when to use en and what it means in this context. Thanks.

....et en acceptèrent la langue

Asked 5 years ago

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Mary O.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is the inf. verb acheter as achetées in this sentence? "Je suis jalouse des nouvelles bottes que tu as achetées"

Bonjour! I was wondering why the verb acheter is as achetées rather than acheté ? Do we know that the person who bought the boots is female or is this another rule that I may have missed ?

Merci :)

Asked 5 years ago

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Aayna R.Kwiziq community member

Mettez les articles définis/indéfinis/partitifs : Vous prenez _______ pain ? – Non, je n’aime pas _______ pain

Asked 5 years ago

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