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Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Why used une before name of profession

You have used une in vous êtes une artiste but as i learnt from you that don't use un or une before any profession

Asked 6 years ago

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Bob C.C1Kwiziq community member

Nous that are plural in English

For: La police est arrivée trop tard.

In english, police and policemen are (la même chose) the same thing, plural nouns, yes? So why then is 'The police arrived too late.' a correct answer and 'The policemen arrived too late.' is not?

Asked 4 years ago

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Sharon K.C1Kwiziq community member

When "on" means "we," the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject "nous."

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"c'est évident: j'ai toujours fait comme ça" Bastien always do so and still doing so at the moment he speaks,

why passé composé is used here instead of present tense?

Asked 6 years ago

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Leo W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Des Vs. de

Il y a des petites rues, et de jolies maisons blanches.

Hi, I saw the sentence above in a book.

Why it's not de petites rues ?!

I thought when we have an adjective that comes before a noun, we should use de ! like de jolies maisons

Help please.

Asked 5 years ago

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Louis T.A1Kwiziq community member

Some assistance required

What does one base on to add "du" "de la" "de l' "? ........

Asked 6 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq community member

What about when the indirect object is not a him or her, but an it? Do you still use lui?

Asked 6 years ago

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

"going to the ball"

I've encountered a number of sentences in KwizIQ about "going to the ball." Is that something that is common in France? I'm wondering because I've only encountered a ball in the Cinderella fairy tale and not in real life. But maybe that's just the social milieu in which I live!

Asked 6 years ago

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Eugene S.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens d'Arménie

Asked 7 years ago

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steve i.C1Kwiziq community member

Falloir in the past tense

Is it correct to say 'Il fallait qu'il annule son vacance' or should the 'annule' also be in the past tense? Merci.

Asked 5 years ago

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