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Inga Marie C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I made a chart

trying to make sense of these rules.. it seems to go like this:

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Asked 7 years ago

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Ulrike H.B2KwizIQ community member

Query re tense used for sentences with 'depuis'

I am confused about an answer. The sentence 'Tu n'as pas habité ici depuis long temps' was marked incorrect and ´Tu n'habites pas ici depuis long temps' given as the correct answer. But in the corresponding lesson we are told that in an affirmative sentence with 'depuis' you use present tense but if it is a negative sentence, you use passé composé. Where am I going wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Translation of 'Don’t let it get you down'

The phrase 'Don’t let it get you down' is generally translated into French as 'Ne te laisse pas abattre'. But, literally, the phrase appears to mean 'Don't let yourself cut down'. Wouldn't better ways to say it in French be 'Ne le laisse pas t'abattre' or 'Ne te laisse pas être abattu'?

Are there any other phrases like this, where the active voice is translated as passive?

[And why is my question suddenly centre justified?]

Asked 4 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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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Une carrière vice ma carrière

The English was "... choose a career". "Choisir une carrière" was not accepted. Would the French always substitue a possessive pronoun for an indefinite article in such an instance ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Gareth T.C1KwizIQ community member

On vs Nous

For the last section, would it also be ok to use "on" instead of "nous": "on peut enfin ouvrir nos cadeaux !"? I thought that was acceptable, but Kwiziq didn't seem to like it.

Asked 6 years ago

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Emre Can K.A0KwizIQ community member

The usage of mieux and meilleur

I'm confused about the usage of the adverb "mieux" and "meilleur(e)". In the sentence "J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la leur." adverb "mieux" is used, so the adverb now describes how the car *is*. So, I saw the verb "to be" being described by both the adverb and the adjective and I have no idea why it is so.

If there is a lesson for that, that will help a lot.

Asked 5 years ago

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Carlos D.A0KwizIQ community member

J'utlise un iPad. Comment puis-je ajouter les accents à la dictation?

Asked 7 years ago

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z z.A1KwizIQ community member

qui est-ce qui or qui es-ce que

how to say'who likes her?' and 'whom does she likes?' by using 'qui est-ce qui' and 'qui est-ce que'?

is it 'Qui est-ce qui l'aime?' and 'Qui est-ce qu'elle aime?'

if so, can they be 'Qui l'aime?' and 'Qui elle aime?'