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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is, tomber par terre, idiomatic?If not, why not use, plancher? And what happened to the definite articles?

Asked 9 years ago

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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"dans" not used when saying "in the morning" but is used when saying "in the afternoon"..

correct answers in weekend challenge:

qui devrait nous livrer les fleurs dans l'apres-midi

tu prendras ta voiture le matin

these seem to me to be the same sentence structure. Why is dans not used consistently? what about in the evening or night?

anyone able to help me understand?

thank you

Asked 7 years ago

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Mosope O.A0Kwiziq community member

Ou habitez - vous?

Asked 8 years ago

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S. S.B1Kwiziq community member

tu vas au marché . will become Va au marché or Vas au marché

Asked 7 years ago

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a. v.C1Kwiziq community member

depuis and ImparfaitI came across a sentence in a book where "depuis" was used along with the imparfait - can maybe you please confirm if it was used correctly? "Comme je ne faisais pas de bruit depuis un moment, maman est venue voir ce qui se passait." Merci d'avance!

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Vous avez des frères et sœurs ?" means: Are you brothers and sisters? .... Can someone please explain why avoir is used and not être. ..... Thanks

Asked 7 years ago

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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

à l'épicerie vs chez l'épicerieOn the week 70 writing challenge, A1 level, the question is 'Je vais ____ épicerie." I wrote chez l'épicerie, but it was marked wrong. If one says "Je vais chez le dentist" or "Je vais chez la boulangerie", why would 'chez l'épicerie' be wrong? I don't see a difference. Thanks for the help! Terri

Asked 8 years ago

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Kerensa P.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is it en France, en Espagne, en Italie but AU Japan? S'il vous plait

Asked 10 years ago

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Adrian C.B1Kwiziq community member

L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade vs L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment maladeSimilar question to Clif... Is the second option acceptable, and if so, is there any difference in meaning/emphasis? I was taught that j'ai été vraiment malade was used more to express "I have been really ill" in a sentence such as "Sorry I haven't been to see your recently, but I've been really ill" ...... is that correct? Also, is it grammatically correct (and common usage) to say: j'ai été mangé (I have been eating) Thanks in advance

Asked 10 years ago

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Ben R.C1Kwiziq community member

I'm a little confused between l'autre + les autres vs d'autres + des autres.

Asked 8 years ago

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