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Rod B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of “marque”I''m wondering if there is a lesson already in Kwiziq that might help me with my confusion around the use of "marque" below in sentences I read elsewhere:

1. C'est une marque de voitures anglaise

2. Nous désirons acheter une voiture d'une marque anglaise

The What are the rules of placing marque relative to voiture and anglaise? Why is there repetition of "une" in #2 to refer to each noun (voiture/marque), when there is no such repetition in #1? I was expecting to see "Nous désirons acheter une voiture de marque anglaise" (similar to the structure in #1). Thanks for your help! Rod

Asked 6 years ago

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Rhea S.B2KwizIQ community member

Passé composé vs imparfait

Salut! Why is it not “je jouais avec Elsa pendant quelques heures..” as it is happening continuously over a period of time? Why is it passé composé in this context?

Asked 5 years ago

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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

On s'est demandé v. on s'est sentis - l'accord du passé

In the first example, "se demander" does not agree in number or gender because the reflexive pronoun "se" is an indirect object. Why doesn't that same rule apply to "se sentir" (I feel)? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Danielle A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

D'ici in the past?

Can you use d'ici in the past? For example, can I say: "La semaine dernière j'ai beaucoup travaillé, a tel point que d'ici vendredi j'étais crevée."?

Asked 4 years ago

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S. N.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

In the second-to-last example sentence, should the "E" instead be "É"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Charles B.C1KwizIQ community member

About “dans”

In the last sentence, the English prompt was, “we go into the living room.” I understand that “dans” means in, but for the act of getting there, I thought it would be more appropriate to say, “nous allons au salon.” If were were already there, I would think “dans” appropriate. Can you help me understand?

Asked 6 years ago

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Alison C.C1KwizIQ community member

Is this lesson exactly the same as the one in B2?

Asked 7 years ago

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Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Je n'ai plus rien à vous dire" means I have nothing more to say to you

In English, "I have nothing more to say to you" has a slightly different meaning to "I have nothing to say to you any more" - I guess because the second stresses you’re not going to speak again and the first that you’ve nothing left to say. Is there a way to make the distinction in French ?

Asked 2 years ago

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Muhammad I.A0KwizIQ community member

"alors il va préparer l'entré"

"alors il va préparer l'entré", aint it should be "elle" not "il" referring to her mom ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Danielle A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Conjugations after subject change?

In the phrase "J'entends encore Papi râler comme il descendait..." why isn't the second verb râler conjugated given the subject changed?

Asked 3 years ago

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