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John M.C1KwizIQ community member

B1 Depuis longtemps

Martin hasn't been here for long

This suggests Martin is still here, thus the present tense should be used. Given answer is-Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtemps.

Compare this with the previous question:

We haven't lived here very long- Nous n'habitons pas ici depuis longtemps.

Have I mis-understood something?

John M

Asked 3 years ago

Martin R.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

It would be so helpful with exercises like this if we could slow the playback down. I play it 20 times and still struggle at times.

Does anyone know of any websites where you can paste the sentence in and adjust the playback?

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

Robert F.C1KwizIQ community member

What hapens when something turns itself over?I ran into problems translating "The lorry turned over" Retourner usually takes avoir when it means invert, thus 'He turned over the lorry' = 'Il a retourné le camion, Il l'a retourné' -but would 'It (the lorry) turned (itself) over' = 'Il s'est retourné' or 'Il s'a retourné' ? Doesn't the first translation mean to put the lorry away, rather than leaving it in a ditch?

Asked 6 years ago

Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"In French, give opinions or state facts about THINGS,"Hi, Could you please explain why the 1st sentence in the lesson states "In French, to give opinions or state facts about THINGS" ... when the examples listed immediately below this sentence relate to THINGS and also to PEOPLE.'C'est le fils de Martha' being an example of what I'm referring to.Thank You

Asked 6 years ago

Mary Anne B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Menu" and how the French use it

My understanding is that in French "menu" is the word for the chalkboard list of daily specials. And "carte" is the paper list of all the items that the restaurant can serve. I used "à la carte" in this exercise. I guess Kwiziq is not making that distinction in A1. Or, I am under a false impression.

Asked 6 years ago

PJ F.B1KwizIQ community member

example above with pass´composé

your example above looks wrong... Martin n’est pas arrivé depuis longtemps should mean Martin hasn’t been here in a long time. the past tense implies the action is completed. right???

Asked 6 years ago

rahat a.B2KwizIQ community member

once we have listened to this are there any questions to be answered?

Asked 7 years ago

M D.A2KwizIQ community member

What exactly is the subjunctive quality to these phrases?J'aime que tu sois si attentif.I like that you are so attentive.
I am thrown off because most of the sentences here don’t seem to imply a desire or hypothetical. The English translation seems to imply that the person actually is attentive which is what the speaker likes. No wish is implied.

Asked 4 years ago

James G.A0KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I just started using Kwiziq French after using Kwiziq Spanish for 2 months

Let me start by saying that I love Kwiziq! Kwiziq software and method are superior and indispensable.

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James

Asked 6 years ago

Gazala K.A2KwizIQ community member

Mais, Nous sommes etudiantes

Pourquoi faut-il parler si vite? C'est tellement plus difficile à comprendre.......vraiment!!!

Asked 7 years ago

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