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Silken L.B2Kwiziq community member

How do I form the subjonctif present?

Asked 10 years ago

Beverley R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of etre + descendre/monter in the passe composeI know that you use etre + ascendre or descendre or monter in the passe compose when the verb is followed by a preposition, but I am still slightly confused, with certain situations. For example, I got on.... would be "Je suis monte sur...", But "I mounted.... would be "J'ai monte...." You could say "I mounted the bus." or "I got on the bus." Could you use either, saying "Je suis monte sur le bus." OR J'ai monte le bus?" Is "to go upstairs" "monter l'escalier" or "aller en haut" I have the same problems with descendre. For example, how do you say "I went downstairs"? Forgive the lack of accents. Your advice sheet doesn't work on my computer. Beverley

Asked 8 years ago

Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Apprendre et enseigner

I have seen that the verb « apprendre » can mean both to learn and to teach in French. And I also know that « enseigner » can sometimes mean to teach (but in a narrower sense, and it can never mean to learn). My question is : Can one say in this exercise « je lui ENSEIGNERAI à être indépendante et forte » or is this just a wrong usage of this verb?

Asked 6 years ago

theseampsgoto11@gmail.com S.C1Kwiziq community member

l'écriture (f)The noun 'écriture' (handwriting) is feminine. But apparently the correct translation of "We cannot read his handwriting" is 'Nous ne pouvons pas lire son écriture'. I was using an exercise book and I thought the answer in the back might be a mistake, but Google Translate also comes up with the same translation. La bonne phrase est 'Nous ne pouvons pas lire sa écriture', n'est-ce pas?

Asked 7 years ago

Diane L.B1Kwiziq community member

Meaning of expression “je me suis fait avoir comme un bleu”

What is the English for “ je me suis fait avoir comme un bleu.”

Asked 5 years ago

Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Are "en tout cas" and "en tous cas" both acceptable ways of spelling this to mean "in any case". This exercise only accepted the latter, but I thought the former was correct.

Asked 3 years ago

Nicki p.A0Kwiziq community member

When to use J'ai and je suis

Hi, I just did a test for dropping the ai part of j'ai when next to a vowel. I got this wrong but these examples were used.

J'ai vingt ans- I am 21

Je suis grand - I am tall

J'habite à Londre

Why does j'ai (i thought this means I have and je suis (I thought this meant I am) both have the translation of " I am

Asked 3 years ago

Ashley A.A1Kwiziq community member

J'habite en Roumanie.

Asked 10 years ago

Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the phrase "J'en viens ..." what is the en referring to? It seems superfluous.

Asked 6 years ago

Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

Ne...pas + le présent + depuis longtempsNous ne sommes pas arrivés depuis longtemps. We have not been here for long. My question is, that since the English translation appears to imply that the action continues into the present, why is the above French sentence in le passé composé and not le présent. Like the examples: Je ne vis pas en France depuis longtemps. I have not lived in France for long. Nous n'habitons pas ici depuis très longtemps. We haven't lived here very long. This is my third attempt to get an answer. The previous answers told me to read the lesson. I have read it many times. What am I missing?

Asked 8 years ago

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