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Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

To love a thing

I’m finding this unexpectedly hard! Not least because to "love" a thing is usually just a hyperbolic way of saying you "really like" it. (Apart from things you personify eg a childhood toy). Also, for written aimer + thing, how can I tell if it’s love or like?

Asked 4 years ago

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Stephen M.B2KwizIQ community member

Is this documentary available in full with transcript?

I really enjoyed this short video and transcript, thank you for this Kwiziq. Can anybody answer the above for me please? I have recently moved to France and could really benefit from watching programs with accurate subtitles as i find Netflix etc really poor and i can't find any channels on TV with available subtitles. Can anybody recommend to me some good resources? Many thanks to all.

Asked 5 years ago

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Anne C.C1KwizIQ community member

"We are going to offer you..."

To translate the above phrase, why are you recommending the futur ("nous vous offrons") only and not also the futur immédiat ("nous allons vous offrir"). If the "futur immédiat" is not possible, why? If it is, why is the "futur" preferable?

Merci à l'avance

Asked 7 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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manpreet kaur j.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

être/ avoir

Why is est being used with coincer ? Why can’t we say elle a coincé ….?

Or as we know that with depuis, we use present tense , then why can’t we say…. Elle coince là….?

Asked 5 years ago

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Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using votre main

In the lesson: Raise your hand please, I used votre main since clearly another person is involved, the one telling someone else to raise her hand. Why is la main the correct usage? Thanks much.

Asked 6 years ago

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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

je n'en peux plus de t'attendre

Hi, I'm wondering why the "de" is included in this line?

Asked 6 years ago

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Dmitriy N.A2KwizIQ community member

Getting 100%

I'm trying to get 100% in A0 and it's incredible hard.
I had 98,50% and have made dozens of tests - each good of them gave me around +0,10%. It wouldn't be a problem, but each test with even only one mistake took around -1% from my score!
So I spent time getting i.e. 99,60% and then boom - couple of mistakes or even typos (cause I'm getting nervous and angry) throw me back to 97% - even lower than I was before.
I start even thinking I don't need this 100% at all...

Asked 5 years ago

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Raphael P.B2KwizIQ community member

Use of quel

Perhaps this page should also include an explanation when to use "quel".

As far as i remember, one uses "Quel" when the verb is "etre". Is that correct?

Asked 4 years ago

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Carol W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

de l'argent vs d'argent

what is the reason that it is sometimes du or de not changed. i know it stays as de behind expreesions of quantity, befire plural adjectives befor nouns and after negative but have seen it elsewheere too and amgetting confused

Asked 4 years ago

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