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Jillian M.C1Kwiziq community member

Frequency of 'kwizing'.

I am a premium subscriber. Why can't I take Kwizes more often than weekly or longer?

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Expecting and waiting

Can someone please explain when to use "s'attendre à" versus "attendre" when talking about expecting? Expecting someone to do something - I was thinking that first sentence might have been "Laissez-moi vous expliquer ce que l'on s'attend à vous" (using the verb "s'attendre à") for "Let me explain what we expect of you", but instead the construction is "... que l'on attend de vous", using "attendre" which I associated with waiting rather than expecting.

Asked 4 years ago

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Michelle R.A1Kwiziq community member

It should be clear that more than one answer is expected per question, if applicable.

Asked 6 years ago

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Tracy S.A1Kwiziq community member

Imparfait? Why are you using devient?

Why are you devient? As in, elle devient une star... Devient seems to be the present tense of devenir; shouldn't you be using the imparfait?

Merci

Tracy

Asked 5 years ago

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Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Elle vient juste d'avoir

Elle vient de it self means just then why juste is added

Asked 6 years ago

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Patricia W.A1Kwiziq community member

Like Susan, I'm taking a long time to master these rules though I summarise them. I live in Australia and this emphasis on America and Canada.

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I gave an answer to, How would you say, "You are cold."? Tu ....I responded with, "as froid" and it was marked incorrect. Please advise.

Asked 7 years ago

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m m.A1Kwiziq community member

Aurélie descend de l'avion

why is it Aurélie descend de l'avion. and not Aurélie descend du avion or d'avion?(it makes sense that it is de l'avion but idk what grammatical rule dictates that it should be that way)

Asked 3 years ago

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Justine D.C1Kwiziq community member

la petite fille des "Misérables"

I understand that de + les = des, but is it more natural to use 'des' here, even though the 'les' is part of the title "Les Misérables"? The alternative correct answer was given as 'la petite fille dans "Les Misérables", which seems to preserve the title of the book.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm having difficulty discerning went use the imparfait vs the passé composé.To me "I felt the nicotine withdrawal" was in the past with a definite end, so I used the passé composé. What reason is used to put it in the imparfait? Then alternately, "Fortunately, my wife never smoked" seemed like a habitual thing, so I used the imparfait. Why is that one in the passé composé?

Asked 7 years ago

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