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Jo S.B2Kwiziq community member

S'ennuyer in the perfect Tense

I would have expected the perfect verb for s’ennuyer to be je me suis ennuyé, but the correction to my latest quiz suggests an extra accent as: énnuyé

Asked 5 years ago

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K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pronunciation of "...boutiques en..."

Why is it that the ending /s/ in "boutiques", in this sentence "mais toutes les BOUTIQUES EN ligne sont en rupture de stock", is not pronounced before the next vowel /e/ in "en"?

So it was pronounced like /boutiQUE-en/, rather than /boutiqueS-en/ which is what I expected.

Is it just a style? I find it hard to know when I'm supposed to pronounce the /s/, or /x/ at the end of a word if it comes before a vowel, and when I don't.

Asked 6 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Croire et savoir

I noticed that for the two verbs that have to do with thoughts croire and savoir, the example phrases are negated. Are you able to use these verbs in positive sentences with passé composé or is it more appropriate to use the imparfait since it’s hard to know how long and how many times something was thought or believed?

Asked 4 years ago

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Patricia H.A1Kwiziq community member

Owing to Brexit, it is taking well over 2yrs. to get to the interview for naturalisation and then another very long wait to hear if you are successful

Asked 7 years ago

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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonsoir - could someone help me with the below sentence?

Je ne partirai pas d'ici à moins que nous ne décidions où nous allions/irons?

Ou peut-être:

Je ne paritrai pas d'ici à moins que nous ne décidions où aller?

Asked 7 years ago

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DYLAN A.A1Kwiziq community member

Pouvoir + infinitive form

Bonjour,

I have a question about saying pouvoir + infinitive of a verb. For example: Je peux parler Francais. Why does this translate to "I can speak French" when the verb Parker means TO speak? Wouldn't it translate to "I can to speak French"? Or do we always use the infinitive to express capabilities? What else would we use the infinitive form for? Merci beacoup!

Asked 5 years ago

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P. C.B2Kwiziq community member

There shouldn't be any problems

1. Can we aussi say ' Il ne devrait y avoir aucun problème ' ?

2. I wanted to check with you what type of pillows you use.

The answer is je voulais vérifier avec vous quel type d'oreillers vous utilisez.

Why there is no 'que' after 'oreillers' ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Peter C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it wrong to write it without the 's' ..? i.e. vous étiez couché (not couchéS)I answered the question as if we're talking to 1 person in a formal way