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S. N.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

One of the quiz questions is:Tu ________ à finir ton exercice.
You managed to finish your exercise.HINT: Conjugate arriver (to manage) using le Passé Composé (conversational past)
The answer given is ‘es arrivé’. So, even when ‘arriver’ means ‘to manage’ rather than ‘to arrive’, & therefore doesn’t actually have anything to do with movement or coming & going, its auxiliary is still être rather than avoir?
Are there any further such instances we should bear in mind?
Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci pour cette dictée aujourd'hui

Je suis Robert! Aujourd'hui c'est mon dernier jour de travailler! This dictee was the perfect way for me to celebrate my retirement. Thanks for all you do and especially for this particular exercise!

Stuart

Asked 6 years ago

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Alex S.B1Kwiziq community member

Would it be possible to provide an english translation for these exercises? Kwiziq seems great for grammar, but not for vocab building

Asked 7 years ago

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Errol C.C1Kwiziq community member

The construction: "tout oppose le"

I am puzzled by "tout oppose le" in the following announcement.

À l’occasion des élections européennes, le 26 mai, deux philosophes sont têtes de liste. De l’accueil des réfugiés à la gestation pour autrui (GPA), tout oppose le Français François-Xavier Bellamy et le Belge Laurent de Sutter qui se lancent en politique sans rien renier de leurs convictions métaphysiques.

The first sentence is clear. The second sentence mentions (1) the questions of the refugees and surrogacy, and (2) Bellamy and de Sutter who are entering politics, etc. But I do not understand how "tout oppose le" links (1) and (2). Does it mean Bellamy and de Sutter are opposed to (1)? If so, what is the "le" doing there? I can't work out the meaning here. Any help would be much appreciated.

Asked 6 years ago

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John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir fait OR Aprés que

If I want to say ‘after I did something’ when do I use the construction ‘après avoir + past participle’ and when do I use ‘après que + indicative tense’

Or, could I use either?

The question in the test was: ‘you went to the cinema after studying for your exam’

I used ‘après que tu as révisé pour ton examen’ and it was marked wrong. The correct answer being ‘après avoir révisé pour ton examen’

Asked 5 years ago

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Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

Frenchshort stories

I would have expected 'un conte' to be a 'short story'. I was under the impression that 'Une nouvelle' tends to be a long short story. Thus 'Bel-Ami' is a 'roman', 'Boule de Suif' is a 'nouvelle' but 'Une Vendetta' is a 'conte'. What do you think/?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are ages always expressed as figures (eg "31" , rather than "trente et un"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Lila R.Kwiziq community member

Possessive adjectives with à and au

Hi! How do I know when to use au vs. à when it precedes a possessive adjective? For example:

Je vais à/au ma voiture

Bienvenue à/au mon musée

Does it depend on the gender of the object? Thanks!!!