Cécile has answered a couple of questions on the noun "prouesse" but I don't quite understand the subtlety here. I put "leur prouesse sportive m'impressionne sans cesse" (i.e. in the singular), which I think sounds the same as the plural "leurs prouesses sportives m'impressionnent sans cesse". Cécile said the plural is correct in this case as it referred to both twins, but "leur dynamisme", "leur esprit d'indépendance" and "leur passion" all equally referred to both twins and these were all in the singular. Why is it only their sporting prowess that is plural here? Thanks.

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Melanie S.A1KwizIQ community member

How would you say "We were learning Spanish." ?

This was a question in the test and I chose the passé composé answer "Nous avons appris l'espagnol." because the action has no effect on the present. But the answer key said the imparfait answer "Nous apprenions l'espagnol." is correct choice. Why is that?

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Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Improving this lesson by adding/highlighting at least one contextual use

This lesson would (will) be much more understandable when it includes (or at least highlights) one example clearly identifying «le futur anterieur» event has occurred before some other event. There is one described in the Q and A example Cécile gives below «Nous vous téléphonerons quand nous serons arrivés = We'll call you when we get there», and some, but not all of the examples above. Many of the examples depend on an implicit, or poorly defined time sequence. With at least one well-defined example - in the lesson, not in another reference, not in the Q and A (a section which is often a mess to navigate through and too easy to miss things in - and noting that the other examples should be interpreted to include similar 'past of the future/future' pairs, this lesson would be considerably improved, in my view.

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H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

fear/dread that someone/something "will" vs "might"

This is a very academic point. The translation for "Ils redoutent qu'elle ne revienne" is given as "They dread she might come back". In French, they dread that she will return. In the given English translation, even the possibility that she will come back is a cause for dread. I know that, in common speech, the distinction might never be made, but shouldn't the equivalent sentences be as follows?

"Ils redoutent qu'elle ne revienne." = "They dread she will come back."

"Ils redoutent qu'elle ne puisse revenir." = "They dread she might come back."

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Stuart C.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

In the recording I don't hear this phrase at all: " Les hommes mettent la table,"I didn't catch what he said instead, but it was something about TV.

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Julie H.B1KwizIQ community member

The way these reading exercises are set up is immensely useful. I love the internal links. I could spend a lot of time on this.

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

imparfait vs plus que parfait

for translating the phrase, "who had been waiting for the snow...the correct answer used the imparfait. Wouldn't that be translated as was waiting? (Rather than had been waiting)

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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

'I lie down in the sun.' I wrote: Je me couche sous le soleil', is it correct?

Another question:

For 'I have long wavy hair', can I write also 'J'ai les longs cheveux ondulés'?

Thanks.

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