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U. B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quiz comment/query - Lucette changea les draps

This is a bit of an indirect question related to this lesson about "aprés avoir fait".

The sentence used in the quiz is: "Lucette changea les draps aprés avoir fait le lit." This got me wondering about "changea" and what verb form it is, why we wouldn't say "Lucette a changé les draps aprés avoir fait le lit." But on further reading I see that this is just the difference between a form used in conversation French (passé composé - which perhaps most learners come across first) vs written French (passé simple - which learners come across later..?)

My other question is whether the sentence should actually read: "Aprés avoir changé les draps, Lucette fis / a fait le let." You change the sheets before making the bed, right?

Asked 7 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

To miss something

In this lesson one of the questions was "Marie a manqué l'école ". I would have answered this with "Marie (has) missed school." Of course this answer wasn't available and the right answer was "Marie didn't go to school." Wouldn't this be easier to understand if written like " Marie n'est pas alleé à école ?" or are all similar events ( not going/doing somewhere/something) expressed by "Manquer de ?" Thanks, Heather.

Asked 6 years ago

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Chesca M.A1Kwiziq community member

Fais-tu avoir de la monnaie?

Salut! Just want to clarify regarding Fais-tu avoir de la monnaie?

Would the correct form be: est-ce que tu fais avoir de la monnaie?

I don't quite understand tho why the first form is wrong. Help please :)

Asked 5 years ago

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Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

Using "en" when expressing quantity

In this question, the sentences are, "I have only two horses. He has twelve." My question concerns the second sentence. The sentence reads, "Il a douze," and is translated as "He has to horses." Wouldn't an "en" be necessary, "he has two of them," referring back to the previous sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

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N. M.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle est vs c'est

In one of the answers to a test it says

Est-ce ta trousse? - Oui, c'est la mienne.Is this your pencil case? - Yes, this is mine.
Going by this lesson here, would it be correct to say
Est-ce ta trousse? - Oui, elle est la mienne.Is this your pencil case? - Yes, it is mine.
The difference being between THIS and IT.

Asked 5 years ago

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Hana P.A0Kwiziq community member

Je m'apelle Hana et je vien de Nouvelle-Zélande!

Asked 6 years ago

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Talina O.C1Kwiziq community member

When to use the partitive article?Quand j'ai envie de la viande— This was my answer to one of the writing exercises. I wrote de la, the correct answer omitted the la. The prompt was—When I want meat...Despite reading the other items in the the discussion, it still is not clear to me whether or not to use the article. It is my understanding that de la or du are partitive articles and one is required if you’re not using a definite article in most cases. I can see a relationship to the the negation pattern. I have no bread—Je n’ai pas de pain. This usage is merely something I think that I have memorized. I can’t actually explain the grammar points involved. Please clarify. Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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Adora O.C1Kwiziq community member

Playback Control

Hello,

I'd like to know Why am I not able to control the player or why are there no player controls for the audio? Or is this intentional that I must listen through the whole exercise without being able to playback a particular section?

Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'Lorsque' and 'Alors que'

Does the same rule explained in this lesson also apply for Lorsque and Alors que ?

'Lorsque je serai vieux, j'aurai une maison.' [When I AM old, I will have a house.]

'Tu feras tes devoirs alors que je ferai la vaisselle.' [You will do your homework while I DO the dishes.]

Asked 2 years ago

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Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

In the example Il est celui qui mange le plus bruyamment, why is il est used instead of c’est?

I thought when être was followed by a noun or pronoun the subject would be c’est, like c’est mon fils or c’est la mienne. Isn’t celui also a pronoun? Is it because il is also the subject of the verb manger?

Asked 6 years ago

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