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May I use "faire" verb to make tea/coffee or other drinks? May I use faire instead of preparer?
What will be th tranations of these questions? I can make a good cup of tea/ I make tea well/ I was making tea
Hi
I have a question I'm learning about the inversion in the conditional present and I was wondering about these two sentences?
Why do you not conjugate passer?
(Could we) passer Chez vous après le spectacle? Pourrions- nous is the answer
But with this sentence
(Would he) signer cette pétition? Signerait- il would be the answer
I'm very confused and help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Nicole
Hi
I came across these three sentences and I was wondering why I got them wrong?
The president is reportedly in Brazil today
Le président serait au Brasil aujourd'hui is the answer I'm confused as to why is reportedly is using serait?
The director will reportedly sign the contract le director signerait let contrat is the answer again why is will reportedly using signerait?
It would be prettier if there were more flowers
Ce serait s'il y avait plus de fleurs is the answer again here they used serait as would be prettier. Why is that?
Thanks for the help in advance
Nicole
I just put réussir à un examen in one of your tests and you marked the "à" as wrong although I was always taught this was correct. I have checked in both Collins dictionary and in the Harraps dictionary and they both say réussir à un examen. Please could you explain this?
Est-ce que les français emploient souvent des mots comme "petit" devant quand. Par exemple, pourrais-je écrire "Saoul, quand j'ai bu trop de vin, je ne me sens pas bien"
The expression 'au détriment de' does not in this case mean 'to the detriment of', since the Old French vocabulary itself as not been harmed. The expression is better translated 'at the cost of', since it refers to the replacement of a certain amount of older vocabulary by neologisms formed directly or indirectly from classical languages.
I understand around 70-80% of the audio on B1 level. Although, due to minor errors, i score myself around 45-50 out of 60 most times. Is this the right level for me, or should i just move on to a harder level (B2). Also, out of curiousity, do these exercises really help in improving listening ability? I ask this because in real world scenarios, we would not have the opportunity to replay the audio when people are speaking to us. I would like to know if this is a tested way to improve listening comprehension, since this is my priority for now...Thanks!
In this exercise you prefer 'partir' (to go) over 'quitter' (to leave). But 'quitter' seems to be the more relevant in the context. Am I wrong?
Start of B1.. I have not met ayons before. My Larousse says it is le subjonctif which looks a bit way off in the future!
Right.. I see that it is the imperative avoir as well but still seems a bit steep for my second Kwiz in B1 when it has not come up in a leçon!
I have read the lesson and the questions and answers below. From what I can tell, Leila finit sa soupe tres vite should indicate in passe simple that Leila finished her soup very fast. The lesson indicates that the context of the question should indicate which tense is being used; there is no apparent (to me, at least) context that would suggest that she is finishing her soup quickly (present tense rather than passe simple). To have given both answers suggests that we should use both because each is possible, which confuses me. I've read and re-read the answers and I'm still not entirely certain that I understand the logic here. Please help!!
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