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Melody S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

peignons pronunciation?

I wonder if the audio file for "Nous peignons ensemble" is correct. It sounded like "peignions" to me, and it doesn't sound the same as in the youtube. Or are there two different pronunciations for "peignons"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Gregory S.C1KwizIQ community member

Agreement of past particple with avoir auxillary

There might be an error on a test I just took. The question as written is "Ma mère nous a récompensés pour nous être comportés... The sentence as given shows an agreement between the past participle of récompenser, and the auxilliary, avoir. Is this correct? My instincts say "Non", but perhaps I'm missing something.

Asked 7 years ago

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Sohyeon Y.B1KwizIQ community member

In any case

Can't we say "en tout cas" instead of "de toute façon"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mark P.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Le sept?

Why does this use Charles LE sept and not Charles sept?.. following the link, we get Louis quatorze and Elizabeth deux.

Asked 6 years ago

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Jack B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Numbers v numerals

The test answers are inconsistent; sometimes dix is changed to 10 and minutes to min and heurs to h. And sometimes not! IMHO if it is written as a word in the question then it should be written as a word in the answer ie ten = dix and hours = heurs.

Asked 6 years ago

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Tibor H.B2KwizIQ community member

What's the difference between 'que' and 'quel' ?

I thought they were the same as English's what and which but I feel like that's wrong.

Asked 4 years ago

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Janet B.C1KwizIQ community member

Passé composé vs present with depuis que

Please clarify why in this lesson the passé composé is used in "Depuis que je t'ai rencontré, ma vie a complètement changé" but present tense is used in "Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes." Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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J. L.C1KwizIQ community member

Clearer explanation please

I believe it would be better to replace "behind" with "after" to be consistent with the use of "before" in the following paragraph :

J'ai regardé la fille. la fille is the object of ai regardé but it's behind, so no agreement.
I watched the girl.
-> Je l'ai regardée. l' replaces la fille -feminine/singular- and it's before the verb, so agreement.
I watched her.

Asked 7 years ago

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